Vice President Mike Pence is currently speaking at Cajun Industries in Port Allen as part of his listening tour. Governor John Bel Edwards presented the vice president with a letter upon his arrival this morning which outlines areas of concern for the state in the White House budget proposal — one of which deals with Medicaid….:
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That’s Edwards’ spokesman Richard Carbo.

Mr. Pence made two surprise stops upon his arrival today to the homes of the flood victims he and President Donald Trump visited last year.

The 7-year-old who was accidentally shot at an elementary school in Moss Bluff is doing well after undergoing surgery for a second time. The family of the first-grader says the child will remain in the PICU for a few more days. According to Calcasieu Parish authorities, the shooting occurred on May 15th when another student brought a gun to school and it accidentally went off and struck the 7-year-old.

A deadly virus is threatening Louisiana crawfish. Aquaculture specialist Mark Shirley with the LSU AgCenter says the white spot syndrome originated in shrimp ponds in Thailand and Southeast Asia in the early 1990s. That’s why it’s called the white spot syndrome…:
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Shirley says this virus can greatly affect a crawfish farmer’s income by killing off the harvest. But he says it’s not a threat to humans.

The full House just barely approved a measure to raise the minimum GPA for the TOPS scholarship to 2.75, up from 2.5. Baton Rouge Representative Ted James is one of a handful of Democrats who supported the legislation…:
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Opponents argue this bill would cut out low income kids who need help with tuition the most. The bill heads to the Senate on a 53-32 vote.