12:30 Newscast, June 11th, 2015

Colorado Congressman Jared Polis went on a crazy rant about “crayfish” directed at Minden Congressman John Fleming on the US House floor.
CUT 2 (28) “reporting”

The legislative session ends today and lawmakers have until 6 PM to approve a budget for next fiscal year and pass revenue generating bills that would stave off large cuts to higher education and health care. LSU President and Chancellor F King Alexander…:
CUT 18 (07) “very concerned”
House leaders say they are very close to coming to an agreement.

The state House didn’t want to ask the state to drop its appeal of a federal judge’s ruling to set free the last of the Angola 3. Albert Woodfox has been in solitary confinement more than four decades for killing a prison guard but his last two convictions were overturned. But Jackson Representative Ken Havard says if the man is set free then the victim’s family would suffer…:
CUT 11 (09) “out of there”
The resolution failed 65-18.

The LSU baseball team is on their way to Omaha today as preparations begin for the Tigers 17th College World Series appearance. LSU will play TCU on Sunday at 2pm.