The governor’s office says the state saved 12-million dollars last fiscal year as a result of the criminal justice reforms approved in 2017. Department of Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc says 70% of those savings will be reinvested into programs to reduce recidivism and support victims…
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PEW Charitable Trusts worked with the state to create the reforms and they previously projected savings of six-million dollars in the first year.

Lafayette Parish Sheriff deputies rescued 20 children between the ages of three and seven years old who were stranded on a boat that got stuck on a sandbar on the Vermilion River. Lt. John Mowell says once their marine unit got the kids off the tour boat, they were able to get the boat unstuck…
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No injuries reported.

The state department of education says Louisiana now leads the country when it comes to high school seniors who complete financial aid forms to attend college. L-D-E’s Stephanie Markham says more students than before are having their job training or college tuition paid for….
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Markham says 77-percent of the Louisiana’s Class of 2018 completed FAFSA, which are the forms for federal financial aid.

Louisiana’s Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge is displaying a travel exhibit of editorial cartoons that were published in major metro newspapers in the early 20th-century. Two time Pulitzer Prize winner, Walt Handelsman of the Advocate, will share his artistic experience tomorrow night. Mary Durusau with the Old State Capitol says it’s an honor to have Handelsman speak.
Cut 12 (08) “at 6pm”
Durusau appeared on Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster.