Today candidates qualified for the open state treasurer seat. Michelle Southern reports on the major race in the October 14 election…
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US Senator John Kennedy is thrilled Senate leaders have delayed the August Congressional recess. Kennedy says the Senate hasn’t accomplished as much as he would like and he’s eager to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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The state Department of Education announces 33% of students scored Mastery on LEAP tests in 2017, which is the same as last year. Superintendent John White says 45 percent of white students achieved mastery this year compared to 19-percent for black students, a gap of 26 percentage points. He says now the question is what do we do with these results.
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21-year-old Lane Thibodeaux of Vermilion Parish will now spend 45 days in a federal prison and pay a 2,500 dollar fine for killing a whooping crane in 2014. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Spokesperson Adam Einck says Thibodeaux argued in court that he didn’t know he was shooting at a protected bird but…
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