St. Tammany Sheriff Randy Smith said robbery was the movite in the murder of a Pearl River man and woman. The victims were found dead in a Camaro in the water off the East Pearl River Boat Launch. Smith says one of the victims decided to sell that car and it turned out to be a carjacking gone bad…
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Four people have been arrested in connection with the double homicide.

West Virginia teachers are getting a five-percent pay raise after striking for almost two weeks. Louisiana Federation of Teachers President Larry Carter says some teachers in this state haven’t received a raise in a decade, and the victory in West Virginia gets their attention…
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Jefferson Parish Representative Kirk Talbot has filed a bill for the regular session, that would let voters decide in October if internet fantasy sports betting should be legal in Louisiana. The issue dates back to a 1991 attorney general opinion concluding that fantasy draft games done over the phone were illegal and by expansion, now includes websites such as Draft Kings and Fan Duel. Talbot argues this proposition would not expand mainstream gambling…
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Opponents might say they don’t want another mode of gambling to come to Louisiana, but Talbot says legalizing online sports betting would provide the state with another source of revenue.