The House Democratic Caucus says they support the Senate’s plan to use 99-million dollars in rainy day dollars to address the state’s 304-million dollar shortfall. Minden Representative Gene Reynolds is the chairman of that caucus….
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House Republicans are pushing a plan to use 74.6 million dollars in rainy day money.

State Police is looking into a report by the Advocate newspaper that shows four state troopers made unnecessary stops to the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas while driving to a law enforcement conference in San Diego. L-S-P Superintendent, Colonel Mike Edmonson, says he’ll make sure this kind of behavior doesn’t happen again….
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One of the troopers involved is Major Derrell Williams, who is the head of the State Police’s Internal Affairs Division.

More people than ever are feeling politically stressed out. Michelle Southern explains….
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It was apparently a popular weekend to escape from jail. Two brothers escaped from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail, but were caught this morning. Three escaped inmates from Avoyelles Parish are still on the loose, while a work release inmate from West Baton Rouge, who went missing on Valentine’s Day, was captured last night at a Mardi Gras parade in Metairie.