Over 50,000 SWEPCO customers in Louisiana are still without power after Thursday’s severe weather. Brooke Thorington has more…:

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The LSU baseball team lost 3-2 to Wake Forest in their second College World Series game last night. The Tigers will now play in an elimination game – facing Tennessee again – tonight at 6. The Tigers will need to win three straight games in order to win the championship.

House Speaker Clay Schexnayder fires back at critics of his handling of last-minute state budget negotiations in the recent legislative session. The Ascension Parish representative has drawn fire for pushing through a budget bill in the closing minutes; one that lacked desired funding for teacher pay raises, the Department of Health and more. Schexnayder says he stands by what came out of the session…:

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Schexnayder calls his naysayers at the Capitol “a small group of blockers, instead of helpers.”

Senate Committee on Health and Welfare will meet today to discuss what impact a $100-million reduction in funding will have on the Louisiana Department of Health. The reduction occurred as the House and Senate dickered in the final hours of the legislative session. Governor John Bel Edwards says revenue was available, so many lawmakers were blindsided by the cut…:

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