The leader of the state Democratic Caucus is frustrated GOP lawmakers are not presenting ideas on how to solve a looming one-billion dollar budget deficit:
Cut 2 (31) “I’m Kelley Ray”

A pit bull fatally wounded a woman at a Ouachita Parish pet boarding house. Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Glen Springfield says they responded to the Happy Hounds Hotel in Brownsville regarding the incident…:
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The woman identified by the media as Laura Ray, later died.

No regrets from Vermilion Parish School Board President Anthony Fontana over the arrest of a teacher during a meeting this week. Deyshia Hargrave got international attention over the incident caught on video in which she questioned the superintendent’s pay raise. As for the status of the Abbeville Marshal that handcuffed her, Fontana says the man remains in good standing..:
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The ACLU of Louisiana condemned Hargrave’s arrest.

Congressman Steve Scalise undergoes another surgery today as he continues his long recovery from a gunshot wound he suffered when a gunman opened fire on him and other lawmakers in June. Scalise says today’s surgery has been planed for more than a month…
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