Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says there’s a chance the state will end up with a deficit for last fiscal year. Dardenne says legislators will have an immediate budget problem when they convene for the 2017 fiscal year. He says he and the governor have warned state agencies to spend money wisely in preparation for possible cuts.
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The state Department of Education annouces a record number of high school students achieved AP college credits in 2016. Superintendent John White says these scores prove that while we have a ways to go, students are just as smart and capable as any in the country.
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Jury selection is underway for a murder trial in which the alleged crime took place over 50 years ago in Lake Charles. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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A Baton Rouge federal judge heard testimony today that the Louisiana department of corrections has developed a cost-effective way to keep death row inmates cool during the summer at Angola. According to the Associated Press, death row inmates have been moved to new cells, where cool air has been piped in from a vent.