It looks like voters will have the opportunity this fall to determine if public colleges should have authority to raise tuition. A constitutional amendment that would place that item on the ballot is close to final passage. Higher Education Commissioner Joseph Rallo says Louisiana is the only state that doesn’t allow its institutions to set their own tuition and that puts state colleges at a competitive disadvantage with schools in other states…
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Currently, it takes a two-thirds vote from the state legislature to raise tuition above a certain level.

A judge in New Orleans has refused to lower the bond for the man accused of killing former Saints star Will Smith. Cardell Hayes will remain in prison on a 1.75 million dollar bond for the April 9th shooting.

Flash flood watches are in effect for most parishes in south and central Louisiana until Saturday night. Donald Jones is with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles…
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The weather has already caused delays at the baseball regionals in Baton Rouge and Lafayette.

A bill to increase the age for an individual being charged for a violent crime from 17 to 18 is close to final legislative passage. Michelle Southern has more…
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