U.S House Majority Whip Steve Scalise reportedly had a third surgery today since he was shot in the hip on a ball field while preparing for a charity baseball game. The DC hospital treating Scalise say he was in shock following the shooting. LSU Health New Orleans trauma surgeon Doctor John Hunt says that means the congressman lost a lot of blood…
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The Baton Rouge Advocate reports Scalise’s injuries are not considered life threatening.

Governor John Bel Edwards signed into law 10 bills designed to reduce to the state’s inmate population by 10-percent over the next decade. Edwards says the millions of dollars saved will be reinvested to keep released inmates from returning to prison…
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A proposed budget for next fiscal year is one step away from final legislative passage, as the spending plan received approval by the Senate Finance committee, one day after House approval. Legislators are debating over whether to allocate 100-million dollars in case there is a revenue shortfall. Jackson Representative Kenny Havard says no one wants to spend more money than we have, but they had to come to an agreement…
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The LSU Baseball team arrived in Omaha today ahead of College World Series play that begins against Florida State on Saturday night. If the Tigers win it all, it would be the school’s seventh national championship, but head Coach Paul Mainieri says they will take it one game at a time:
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Mainieri told his players it’s been a great season regardless of what happens in the CWS.