A pair of bills are heading to the House floor that require TOPS students to perform better in order to be eligible for the scholarship and also achieve a higher minimum GPA in order to keep it. It’s uncertain if the legislation has enough votes to pass the House. Opposition comes from the Taylor Foundation, its executive director James Callier….
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Baton Rouge Representative is the author of the proposals.

Louisiana is set to receive one-point-two billion dollars in federal money that will go towards the construction of stalled flood control and flood prevention projects. Baton Rouge Congressman Garret Graves says which projects will get funded has yet to be decided, but they want to make sure the money is well spent….
cut 13 (09) “…different folks”
The money comes from a 90-billion dollar disaster recovery project approved by Congress in February.

Louisiana State Police say a juvenile tried to carjack a Trooper’s unmarked unit last night in New Orleans. Sergeant Jared Sandifer says the Trooper observed the juvenile trying to gain entrance into his vehicle and fired his gun.
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The suspect has been charged with attempted carjacking.

Big crowds are expected this weekend for Wrestlemania 34 which will take place Sunday in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Hotel occupancy in the Big Easy is expected to be around 95-percent and when the city hosted Wrestlemania in 2014, the economic impact was 164-million dollars. WWE Superstar Alexia Bliss….
Cut 6 (08) “WWE”