12:30 P.M. LRN Newscast 03/06/2018

Parents and students alike are worried how they can afford higher education since TOPS funding may be cut back.  Jeff Palermo has more…

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With the special legislative session being a memory for some and a nightmare for others, lawmakers are looking ahead to the regular session that starts Monday. The question is how the legislature will react to a highly fractured body after the recent blood-bath. Representative Barry Ivey.

Kenner Representative Julie stokes also is suffering the effects of a brutal special session that she also fears will bleed over to the regular session.

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St. Tammany Parish detectives have arrested four people in connection with the murders of Raegan Day and Dustin Hartline. A Sheriff’s office facebook post says all individuals directly involved in the murders are in custody. However, the investigation is ongoing and other arrests are possible.

Yesterday St. Tammany Sheriff’s officials located a 2011 Chevrolet Camero with Day and Hartline inside, two friends reported them missing in the Pearl River area since Feb. 15.

The investigation into their disappearance led detectives to the East Pearl River Boat Launch, where the vehicle was located under water.

Louisiana drivers are getting a bit of a break with falling gas prices over the last few weeks. The statewide average for regular unleaded gas is $2.33 a gallon, but Triple A’s Don Redman drivers aren’t concerned as long as gas stays below $2.75 a gallon, which will translate to a lot of traveling this year…

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