The Morehouse Parish Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of three individuals in a fatal shooting that resulted in the deaths of three Bastrop teenagers. Details on what sparked the shooting have not been released. It occurred early Wednesday morning and callers told police they heard over a dozen gunshots.

A proposed option for the foreign language requirement for TOPS could mean a new career pathway for students. David Grubb has more…
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A bill that’s made its way to the governor’s desk will allow trucks to pull two 20-foot containers to and from shipping ports. Now they still have to be under the state’s 37-thousand pounds per axle limit. But Norco Senator Gary Smith hopes his legislation can help with supply chain issues…
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The state transportation department will issue the annual permits and the new tandem load permit can only be used on designated roadways.

The latest report from trustees of the Social Security Trust Fund says the program will be insolvent by the year 2034. U-S Senator Bill Cassidy says that means in 12 years there will not be enough money to pay the full benefits promised to seniors and those who will be on retirement then.
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Cassidy says current law would require 24 to 36-percent automatic cuts if the federal government doesn’t act.