Southeastern Louisiana University has arrested a suspect in the alleged abduction and rape of a female student. S-L-U Police Chief Michael Beckner says the attack took place yesterday morning after the student pulled into a campus parking lot…
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Beckner says surveillance video helped generate tips from the public, which led to the arrest of 19-year-old Demetris Harris of Jackson, Mississippi, who is not a student. The chief says this was a random attack.

After a recount, Rich Dupree is the next mayor of Pineville, beating his opponent James Rachal by five votes. Dupree is no stranger to Pineville city government, spending years as Chief of Staff to Mayor Clarence Fields, who retires in June…
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A proposal to ban corporal punishment in public schools failed to pass the House by two votes. Oil City Republican Danny McCormick is among the opponents of the legislation. He says it’s a parental rights issue…
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The bill received 52 “yes” votes but it needs 53 votes to pass the House. It can come up for a vote again in the House.

The full House has approved a measure that would require third-graders to pass a literacy test before advancing to the fourth grade.
Cut 2 (33) “…I’m Jeff Palermo.”