It’s a quiet day at the state capitol as only a couple of committee meetings are being held. Tomorrow, the House Appropriations Committee will hear testimony from the public. Chairman Cameron Henry says voters’ opinions do influence lawmakers…
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Henry says it remains to be seen which proposals that will help fund next year’s budget have the most support.

Nascent Technologies Corporation on the LSU campus has recieved two cybersecurity contracts totalling nearly five-million dollars from the U.S. Department of Defense. N-T-C president Jeff Moulton says they’ve been contracted to identify and assess the risk and exposure in the energy industry supply chain. Moulton says viruses can attack industrial ….
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The president of the Herndon Magnet Parent-Teacher-Student Association has been arrested for theft. Caddo Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Cindy Chadwick says 47-year-old Vera Dunfey of Shreveport headed the association and an investigation began in August of 2016 when an audit showed money was missing from the PTSA fund.
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Chadwick says Dunfey stole at least four-thousand dollars from the association.

Wildlife and Fisheries has scheduled a drawdown of Lake Bistineau to combat giant salivina. Emelie Gunn on the May 1st drawdown…
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