Senate President John Alario says the upper chamber is committed to fully funding the TOPS scholarship program. Alario says the budget plan approved by the House takes money away from the Department of Health to fully fund TOPS and they are taking a close look at that proposal.
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Alario also says the Senate also disagrees with a House bill to raise the minimum GPA in order to recieve the TOPS scholarship.

State Police say three young adults from St. Amant were killed when their vehicle veered off the road, went airborne, striking a tree and splitting in half. All three victims were found outside the vehicle. State Police Trooper Bryan Lee says there’s still a lot of questions…
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A family member of one of the victims found the dead bodies last night.

Crews are in the process of taking down the statue of Confederate General Robert E Lee. One of the most recognizable monuments in New Orleans. It’s the fourth Confederate-related statue to be removed in the last couple of weeks. Mayor Mitch Landrieu has called a press conference this afternoon to discuss this issue further.

A Senate-approved proposal to alter the state’s film tax credit program has the support of the Louisiana Film and Entertainment Association. Halen Doughty has more…
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