The Legislature gives final passage to a tax reform package that supporters say is a revenue-neutral simplification of personal and business income taxes. Matt Doyle has more.
Former Oregon State baseball coach Pat Casey visited LSU and is a candidate to be the Tigers next coach, replacing Paul Mainieri who will retire at the end of the season. The Tigers play in the NCAA super regional on Saturday against Tennessee.
Beginning fall of 2022 children who are five years old as of September 30th will be required to attend kindergarten in Louisiana as a result of a bill that’s received final legislative passage. Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields, a proponent of early childhood education, says making kindergarten mandatory is the first hurdle in creating more learning opportunities for children in the state.
Baton Rouge Police arrest two teenagers who they believe fatally shot three people, including a one-year-old on May 31st at an apartment complex. BRPD Sergeant Don Coppola says 19-year-old David Williams and a 15-year-old suspect were taken into custody this morning and the case remains open.
A total of five people have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting.