Governor John Bel Edwards is spending his afternoon in Jackson Parish where two possible tornadoes have caused a lot of property damage. State representative Jack MacFarland says many residents in his district are also without power…
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No serious injuries have been reported but several cabins at the Jimmie Davis State Park are reportedly destroyed.

At the state capitol, the Louisiana House approved a 30-billion dollar budget but it does not contain 39-million dollars in block grant funding requested by the governor for public schools. Bogalusa Representative Malinda White is concerned about that…
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The proposed spending plan heads to the Senate, who may look at providing more dollars for K-through-12 education.

A New Orleans teenager allegedly shot a woman dead and injured her husband while attempting a car robbery last night. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Lafayette Police have charged a 13 and 16-year-old for second degree murder in the shooting death of 54-year-old Michael Thomas. Thomas died at a local hospital after police responded to a shots fired report at a local park. Authorities say the 13-year-old has several curfew violations.