21-year-old Tristan Broussard, a transgender Lake Charles man has filed a federal sex discrimination lawsuit against his former employer. The suit alleges that during a review of Broussard’s employment paperwork at Tower Loan, it was noticed that his driver’s licence listed his sex as female. After the company’s vice president found out, One of Broussard’s attorneys, Amy Whelan, says Broussard was pulled into a meeting…

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A Tower Loan spokesman says they do not comment on personnel issues or issues involving pending litigation.

According to the Natchitoches Police Department, the assistant principal at Frankie Ray Jackson Senior Technical Center is under arrest for allegedly paddling a teacher. Captain Chris Payne says they got a complaint in February that a female teacher at the school had a battery committed upon her and they began an investigation…

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Vogel was arrested this week for simple battery.

Louisiana college students will rally at the state capitol today to voice their concerns about a potential 600-million dollar cut in state funding to public colleges and universities. Stephanie Travis, who chairs the Council of Student Body Presidents, says she started at Southeastern Louisiana in 2009 and has seen how previous budget cuts have impacted the Hammond campus..

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Lawmakers are looking at how they can preserve higher education, but finding ways to raise revenue to prevent drastic cuts will be difficult.

State Police say a single vehicle crash in Concordia Parish has claimed the lives of a man and a child and sent another child to the hospital. Authorities say 28-year-old Zachery Giles of Jonesville lost control of his vehicle, exited the roadway, and struck a tree. Giles and one passenger, 9-year-old Autumn Giles, were pronounced dead at the scene. A 4-year-old boy, who was also in the vehicle, received moderate injuries and transported to an area hospital. Investigators say none of the occupants were restrained and excessive speed is a suspected factor in the crash.