A recent audit of the Road Home program revealed more than $930 million dollars was paid to homeowners who didn’t meet the requirements. Legislative Audiotor Daryl Purpera says the federal Road Home program was designed to help people reoccupy their homes after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita…:
CUT 3 (09) “beginning”
He says a large portion of the documentation doesn’t prove individuals actually rebuilt their homes or got certain insurance they were required to get.

Baton Rouge Representative Dalton Honore will file a bill for the upcoming legislative session that seeks to let citizens vote on whether or not marijuana should be legal in Louisiana for recreational use. Honore says he hopes other lawmakers will get on board with letting people decide…:
cut 14 (08) “people vote for it”
The legislative session begins April 13th.

Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne says swimming pools at some north Louisiana state parks will be closed this summer because they don’t have enough money to open them. Dardenne oversees the office of state parks and says mid year budget cuts have caused the office to make significant reductions in spending…:
CUT 9 (08) “for this summer”
He says these closures do not impact the wave pool at Bayou Segnette (Sin-yet) State Park in Westwego or water playgrounds at other parks and beach swimming will still be available.

The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s office is warning citizens about a scam which claims to raise money for fallen law enforcement officers. A caller says they are someone from the Department of Safety and they’re collecting money for cops who have died in the line of duty. They say that’s a scam and you should contact law enforcement if you question a caller’s legitimacy.