LSU running back Trey Holly and two others have been arrested for a shooting that took place Friday night in Farmerville. Authorities say it was some sort of a dispute that led to the shooting at the Union Village apartments. Authorities say the victims were innocent bystanders. Holly is facing several charges, including attempted second degree murder, has been suspended indefinitely from the team.

After news broke that the St. Tammany coroner-elect, Dr. Christopher Tape was accused of child sexual assault in New Mexico, parish lawmakers are calling for him to resign. Tape reportedly has only been living in St. Tammany Parish for about a year and Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell says she and other lawmakers were caught completely off-guard with news of his previous charges that were dropped because he didn’t get a speedy trial.

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Gas prices are on the increase with the statewide average price for a gallon of regular gas in Louisiana at $2.89, that’s up seventeen cents from a month ago. GasBuddy Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan it’s not surprising for this time of year.

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With the beginning of College Baseball Season tomorrow, Legendary Louisiana Tech broadcaster David Nitz begins his final season. Nitz was inducted into the La Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010 and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2019. Nitz will just broadcast the home games in his final season as the Voice of Louisiana Tech baseball…

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After news broke that the St. Tammany coroner-elect was accused of child sexual assault in New Mexico, parish lawmakers are calling for him to resign. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Gas prices are on the increase and GasBuddy Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan expects gas prices to continue to go up.

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The Louisiana Department of Education is launching Let Teachers Teach, a teacher’s workgroup to develop possible solutions to classroom disruptions. State Superintendent Cade Brumley says teachers feel a number of distractions are taking time away from classroom instruction.

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Tomorrow college baseball season begins and so does the final season for legendary Louisiana Tech broadcaster Dave Nitz. 80-year-old Nitz grew up in West Virginia listening to major league baseball games on radio. He says baseball was always his first love…

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Nitz was inducted into the Louisiana Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.

State lawmakers are calling for St. Tammany Parish Coroner elect Christopher Tape to resign. Tape ran unopposed in October, but it’s now come out he was arrested in New Mexico in 2001 on child sexual assault charges. The charges were later dropped but Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell says if Tape does not resign, the Northshore delegation will support a recall petition
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Court records from New Mexico show Tape spanked and then rubbed the bare bottom of his girlfriend’s seven-year-old daughter. Child pornography was also allegedly found on his property. Tape denies he molested the girl and says the alleged child pornography was legal adult porn.

Gasbuddy says the statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.89, up 17-cents from a month ago. Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan says prepare for prices to continue to rise as refineries shutdown for regular maintenance…
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Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley is forming a Let Teachers Teach Workgroup. Brumley says teachers are facing a number of challenges that are preventing them from their biggest responsibility and that’s educating students. Brumley says current Louisiana Teacher of the Year Kylie Altier (All-tear) will chair the workgroup…
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Brumley says meetings will begin in the spring.

The college baseball season begins tomorrow and this will be the last for legendary Louisiana Tech broadcaster Dave Nitz. His first Tech broadcast was 50 years ago in the Spring of 1974. Nitz also called football and basketball games for Tech until 2022…
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The 80-year-old Nitz was inducted into the La Tech Athletics Hall of Fame in 2010.

Local lawmakers are calling for St. Tammany coroner-elect Dr. Christopher Tape not to take office, after a WWL-TV investigation found Tape was arrested on child sexual assault charges in New Mexico in 2001. The charges were dropped because he didn’t receive a speedy trial but Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell says Tape was never proven innocent either…
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Tape told WWL-TV his experience of being accused of child sexual assault makes him a good person to lead the sexual assault response team.

A special session on crime begins next week and Hammond Representative Nicholas Muscarello has filed a bill that could result in Louisiana executing death row inmates again. Obtaining the drugs to carry out a lethal injection has been a problem, because the makers of those drugs do not want to be publicly identified. Muscarello says his House Bill Six addresses that…
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A teacher workgroup launched by Louisiana Department of Education aims to improve conditions for teachers. Teiko Foxx has more…
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LSU Baseball will open the 2024 season in the box this weekend as the Tigers will face VMI tomorrow and Central Arkansas on Saturday. Thatcher Hurd will get the start against VMI and former Alabama ace Luke Holman will start against Central Arkansas. LSU Head Coach Jay Johnson says that Tiger fans should be excited for Holman’s debut.

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LSU will host VMI at 2:00 pm tomorrow and the game will be on ESPN+

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The Pelicans defeated the Wizards 133 to 126 yesterday. Zion Williamson had a big night with 36 points, 6 rebounds, as well as 8 assists and CJ McCollum also had a great performance scoring 26 points on the night. The Pelicans are now 33 and 22 heading into the All-Star break which is their best record at this point in the season, since moving to New Orleans.

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The Ragin Cajuns men’s basketball team will begin a four game road stretch starting with Old Dominion tonight. U-L Lafayette is currently 4th in the Sun Belt standings with a record of 8 and 4 in Sun Belt play and Cajuns Head Coach Bob Marlin said that he wants to keep it that way.

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The Ragin Cajuns and Monarchs will tip off at 6pm tonight.

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The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs will look to snap their two game losing streak tonight as they host Jacksonville State who have a record of 4 and 6 against Conference USA opponents.

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The ULM Warhawks will also be in action tonight as they visit the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. Both teams won their previous two games and tip off will be at 7:30 pm on ESPN+.

State Superintendent of Education Doctor Cade Brumley is setting up a workgroup consisting of current teachers that will come up with solutions on how to improve work conditions for teachers….
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Brumley says excessive training, paperwork, scripted lessons and student discipline are some of the issues holding teachers back.

Gas prices are on the increase with the statewide average price for a gallon of regular gas in Louisiana at $2.89, that’s up seventeen cents from a month ago. GasBuddy Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan it’s not surprising for this time of year.
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Because of the difficulty in finding drug companies willing to supply what’s needed to perform lethal injections, a bill has been filed to add options and protections to those companies. Brooke Thorington reports the legislation will be discussed in the crime special session which begins Monday.
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A Monroe woman faces charges after she stabbed a man in the heart on Valentine’s Day. The victim is recovering after undergoing surgery. Jessie Mae Washington has been charged with aggravated second-degree battery.

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The Louisiana Department of Education announces the launch of a new teacher’s workgroup to develop solutions to classroom disruptions. State Superintendent Cade Brumley says teachers feel an increased number of interruptions are taking time away from classroom instruction.

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Governor Landry’s budget proposal for the next fiscal year includes $198 million for a second round of stipends for teachers, but no permanent salary increase. Louisiana Federation of Teachers Legislative Director Cynthia Posey says educators thought the stipend pay hike would last more than one year.

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The proposed sale of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana to Indiana-based Elevance Health Shreveport Senator Thomas Pressley says he understands the larger pool of people from Elevance may get the company better prices on technology and information, but Blue Cross is currently in good shape and has the vast majority of the market in Louisiana…

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Among the legislation filed for the special session to address crime would expand the methods used to carry out the death penalty. Hammond Representative Nicholas Muscarello says there’s an ongoing shortage of the drugs used for lethal injections so House Bill 6 would offer alternatives…

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That session begins on Monday.

Governor Landry’s budget proposal for the next fiscal year allocates the same stipend amount of two thousand dollars for teachers they received last year. But he doesn’t want to make the pay hike permanent. Louisiana Federation of Teachers Legislative Director Cynthia Posey says because of the pay gap teachers are not only leaving the classrooms, but they’re also leaving the state.

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Seven additional cases of chronic wasting disease have been discovered in deer in Tensas Parish. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries State Wildlife Veterinarian Dr. Jim Lacour…

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Two years after the first case was discovered, state officials have confirmed there are now 19 cases of the disease. A feeding an baiting ban has been implemented in Tensas, Madison, Concordia, and Franklin Parishes.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana has cancelled their policyholder vote and withdrawn their filing to be acquired by Elevance Health. Colleen Crain has more…

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Kerry ‘Fatman’ Hunter, a Grammy award winning brass band drummer, is dead after being hit by an alleged drunk driver while walking near North Claiborne on Mardi Gras. A Honda Accord driven by 21 year old Jeremy Lindsey struck Hunter and he went through the windshield. Lindsey continued driving with Hunter’s body hanging out of the passenger car window. Lindsey was charged with vehicular homicide and hit and run driving.

There are several lawmakers pleased that Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana will not move forward with a proposed sale to Elevance Health. Shreveport Senator Thomas Pressly says Elevance does not have have a good reputation in other states…
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Elevance says it can deliver better technology and better health outcomes to Louisiana patients.

A special session on crime begins next week and Hammond Representative Nicholas Muscarello has filed a bill that could result in Louisiana executing death row inmates again. Obtaining the drugs to carry out a lethal injection has been a problem, because the makers of those drugs do not want to be publicly identified. Muscraello says his House Bill Six addresses that…
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Governor Landry did not include a permanent teacher pay hike in his proposed budget. And educators are not happy.
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According to Madison Trust Company, the Monroe area has the highest percentage of house holds living below the poverty level at nearly 42-percent. Lafayette is ranked ninth at 36-percent, Shreveport-Bossier City is ranked 14th at 35-percent and Hammond is 19th at 34-percent.

Because of the difficulty in finding drug companies willing to supply what’s needed to perform lethal injections, a bill has been filed to add options and protections to those companies. Brooke Thorington reports the legislation will be discussed in the crime special session which begins Monday.
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Gas prices are rising. According to AAA, the statewide average price for a gallon of regular gasoline is $2.94 that’s up nearly 20 cents from a month ago as oil prices are also up.

Governor Jeff Landry’s budget proposal includes money for teachers to continue to receive the two-thousand dollar pay raise they got last year. But this two-thousand dollar increase is not permanent as there’s a concern about a drop in state revenues in future years. Legislative director of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers Cynthia Posey hopes lawmakers make the pay raise permanent as they make changes to the proposed budget…
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The number of fatal CWD cases in deer found in Louisiana is up to 19 and all of the cases have been in Tensas Parish. State wildlife veterinarian Doctor Jim LaCour says Louisiana has put rules in place to keep C-W-D from spreading…
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CWD was first detected in the state in 2022.