A grand jury in Union Parish has handed down indictments against five law enforcement officers involved in the 2019 fatal arrest of Ronald Greene, an unarmed Black motorist, who was beaten and tased by officers on the side of a rural road in Union Parish. Master Trooper Kory York faces the harshest charges, negligent homicide. The other officers are facing either malfeasance and obstruction of justice charges. Eugene Collins President of the Baton Rouge branch of the NAACP wishes the charges were more significant…
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The Louisiana Legislature will have an additional one-point-five billion dollars to spend as a result of a revised economic forecast outlook approved by the Revenue Estimating Conference. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne
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It’s likely this extra cash will go towards roads and bridges, teacher pay raises and extra funding for colleges and universities.

It’s time to get those cards and packages in the mail so they arrive before Christmas. Brooke Thorington has some tips.
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The National Weather Service says the two tornadoes responsible for three deaths in Louisiana between Tuesday and Wednesday were E-F-2 tornadoes, both with wind speeds of 115 to 130 miles per hour. Despite all of the damage from the tornado outbreak, Governor Edwards does expect it to be enough to qualify for federal assistance.