The Senate Finance committee has started hearings on the proposed spending plan for next fiscal year. Senate President John Alario says the budget the House approved does not properly fund the Department of Children and Family Services….
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Alario says the House did not allocate 206-million dollars that’s available to spend and they may use some of that money to fill the budget gaps.

A bill heading to the Senate will require that police officers receive at least 400 hours of basic training and….
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That’s Baton Rouge Representative Ted James, who wrote the bill in response to the police shooting of Alton Sterling. James says law enforcement is in support of the legislation.

Three people were killed when their vehicle split in half in Ascension Parish. Halen Doughty has the story…
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Safe Boating Week begins tomorrow. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesperson Adam Einck advises boaters to sign up for a free boating safety course on L-D-W-F’s website…
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Louisiana recorded 24 boating fatalities in 2016 and this year nine people have died in boating accidents.