TOPS students in the Class of 2021 would need at least a 2.75 GPA, under a proposal heading to the House floor. Emelie Gunn has more…

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Confederate era monuments in New Orleans will come down sooner rather than later, according to Mayor Mitch Landrieu, who made the comments after a court tossed out a suit aimed at keeping the statue of PGT Beauregard in place in front of City Park. Monument supporters say the fight to keep the memorials in place isn’t over yet.

A House committee shoots down a proposal to allow people to concealed carry firearms without a permit. Cissy Rowley opposes the bill, as a survivor of the Lafayette movie theater shooting. She says the permitting process is also needed to vet people who should not be concealed carrying a firearm.

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The measure failed on an 8 to 5 vote.

A 12-year-old in Eunice has died after accidentally shooting himself in the head. Police Chief Randy Fontenot says the gun was readily accessible in the boy’s home.

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Fontenot says the boy thought the gun was unloaded. He says this was purely an accident, and no charges will be filed.