Louisiana lawmakers have approved a new “Excellence Award” within the TOPS scholarship program. It would provide a high school student with a 12-thousand dollar scholarship to attend a Louisiana university if they achieve a 31 or higher on their ACT or have at least a 3.5 GPA. Ruston Representative Christopher Turner says legislators also looked at making other changes to TOPS, but settled on the Excellence Award for this year…
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Southeastern Louisiana has raised 100-million dollars in recognition of their 100th anniversary. The campaign is led by Honorary Chair and ABC Good Morning America Anchor Robin Roberts. S-L-U president Dr. William Wainwright says the former Lion will return to Hammond in October for the ribbon cutting of the Robin Roberts Broadcast Media Center.
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The national champions are home. Andrew Greenstein reports from Alex Box Stadium, where LSU fans gave the College World Series champs a heroes’ welcome.
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The Louisiana Racing Commission holds an emergency meeting this morning and representatives from the Fair Grounds Racecourse and Slots will be there. The owner of the horse track, Churchill Downs, threatened to surrender its horse racing and video poker licenses if they didn’t receive a state subsidy. Churchill Downs is concerned about a huge financial loss after the state Supreme Court said the track can not have historical horse racing machines, because it’s considered a new type of gaming and needs voter approval.