State House Republican leaders believe it is not a good idea to use the Rainy Day Fund to offset Louisiana’s 313 million dollar mid-year budget shortfall. Michelle Southern has more…
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The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s office has identified a man who was fatally shot by a Slidell homeowner around midnight Sunday. The homeowner told authorities 22-year-old Seth Flores was acting erratically in the front yard of his home. As of now, no arrests have been made and the sheriff will talk about the case more at a 4 PM press conference.

A report released today finds that the number of abortions performed in Louisiana fell 18-percent from 2011 to 2014. Guttmacher Institute researcher Rachal Jones says one reason for the decline is fewer clinics performing abortions, another reason is stricter regulations on abortions…
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Three people are dead after a fiery crash in Vernon Parish. State Trooper Scott Moreau says around 1:40 a.m. troopers responded to a crash on Highway 1146 near Rosepine. He says there were three people inside a 2009 Chevy Malibu when the driver apparently veered off the roadway and hit several trees.
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The identity of the three victims is being withheld, pending postive identification by DNA analysis.