House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has moved out of the ICU, according to an update from MedStar Washington hospital. MedStar says the Jefferson Parish Congressman remains in fair condition as he continues to recover from a gunshot wound to a hip sustained in a shootout on members of congress at a ballpark.

The LSU board of supervisors accepted a recommendation to award the medical marijuana project to Las Vegas-based GB Sciences Inc. Emelie Gunn reports…

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At 77%, more Louisiana students are graduating high school than ever before. That’s according to state Education Superintendent John White, who says this year’s graduating class maintained record gains made by the class of 2015.

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White says more than 3,500 more students graduated in 2016 than in 2012.

Eight distinguished athletes will be honored Saturday night as they are inducted into the 2017 Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in Natchitoches. President and CEO Ronnie Rantz says some remarkable people are being honored this weekend, one being LSU’s longtime gymnastics coach.

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There were 127 individuals nominated.