A 24-billion dollar budget that funds higher education at the same level as this year heads to the full House for a vote next week. The House Appropriations Committee has approved next fiscal year’s spending plan and Chairman Jim Fannin says revenue generating bills approved by the House last week will prevent any cuts to public colleges and universities…

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The House approved 615-million dollars in additional revenue last week, by raising the state’s cigarette tax and suspending or reducing tax benefits many businesses currently enjoy.

Legislative leaders in the House say they are committed to an override veto session if Governor Jindal vetoes the revenue generating bills they have passed. If Jindal vetoes the tax bills, Ways and Means Chairman Joel Robidaux says the House will act accordingly…

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Jindal has said consistently that he will not approve any tax hike unless there is a tax reduction elsewhere.

New Orleans Representative Austin Badon believes his anti-discrimination legislation has a decent chance of passing this year. House Bill 612 would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. He says it needs to be realized that, across the board, all men and women are created equal…

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Badon says this legislation corrects the injustice of it being legal to fire someone from a job because they are gay, bisexual or transgender. Badon says the bill will likely come up in the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure next week.

A 24-billion dollar budget that funds higher education at the same level as this year heads to the full House for a vote next week. The House Appropriations Committee has approved next fiscal year’s spending plan and Chairman Jim Fannin says revenue generating bills approved by the House last week will prevent any cuts to public colleges and universities…:
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The House approved 615-million dollars in additional revenue last week, by raising the state’s cigarette tax and suspending or reducing tax benefits many businesses currently enjoy. Fannin says they were hoping to generate 900-million dollars or so in new revenue, but there’s still time to do that.

The Senate has advanced a bill that would let colleges raise their own tuition without legislative approval. The vote was 33-4 Monday and the authority would only come if another proposal which seeks to control the TOPS scholarship program also advances.

Legislative leaders in the state House of Representatives say they are committed to an override veto session if Governor Jindal vetoes the revenue generating bills they have passed. The House has approved legislation that raises $615 million to protect higher education and reduce cuts to health care. If Jindal vetoes the tax bills, Ways and Means Chairman Joel Robidaux says the House will act accordingly…:
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Monroe Representative Katrina Jackson, Chairwoman of the Legislative Black Caucus, says there is one big factor in determining if lawmakers will be successful in this budget fight…:
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Jindal has said consistently that he will not approve any tax hike unless there is a tax reduction elsewhere.

The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Vivian teenager accused of stabbing his parents. Authorities say 17-year-old Shane Alexander is charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder. Spokesperson Cindy Chadwick says Shane went into his parents’ bedroom around 3 o’clock this morning…
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61-year-old LaDonna Alexander, was stabbed once in the chest and his father, 64-year-old Jerry Alexander was stabbed in the back and arm. Both survived.

The spokesman for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s office is getting national attention for his intimidating Crimestopper videos. Lt. Clay Higgins is called the “Cajun John Wayne” for his stern demeanor when talking to suspects responsible for unsolved crimes…:
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Two LSU students develop a smart phone app that allows people to record and upload videos of police encounters and share it with media outlets. Eric Gill reports…
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The House Budget Committee has approved a 24 billion dollar budget that will keep colleges and universities from having to face budget cuts in the face of a 1.6 dollar budget deficit. Those proposed dollars are expected to fill in the gaps based on House-backed tax changes, and additionally help cash-flow shortfalls in health care. Debate begins May 21st.

A Vivian teen-ager is under arrest for allegedly stabbing his parents around three o’clock this morning. Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Cindy Chadwick says 17-year-old Shane Alexander allegedly went into his parents’ bedroom, and stabbed his stepmom, 61 year-old LaDonna Alexander in the chest, and his father, 64 year-old Jerry Alexander.in the back and arm…
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Both parents survived the attack, the investigation continues.

It’s an itimidating message that the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Department is putting out for potential criminals, and it is getting some national attention. Lt. Clay Higgins calls the Crimestoppers video the “Cajun John Wayne,” that speaks some blunt, and previously unscripted words…
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A high speed crash in St. Tammany Parish has claimed the life of one adult and one teen on 190 near Highway 1077. State Trooper Dustin Dwight says they first pulled the vehicle over, then conducted an impairment test with the driver. That’s when a 21 year-old passenger jumped into the driver’s seat and took off with a teen passenger. As officers went looking for them, …
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The dead are 14 year-old is Sloan McDow of Folsum and Brandon Bigner of Franklinton.

Two LSU students have developed a smart phone app that allows people to record and upload videos of police encounters and share it with media outlets. It’s called POWER, and it was developed by Wilborn Nobles and Elbis Bolton…
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That’s developer Elbis Bolton.

Two people are dead following a high speed weekend crash in St. Tammany Parish on 190 in Covington at Highway 1077. State Trooper Dustin Dwight says officers pulled the vehicle over, and conducted an impairment test with the driver. That’s when a 21 year-old passenger jumped into the driver’s seat and took off with a teen passenger, then crashed…
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That 14 year-old is Sloan McDow of Folsum; the dead driver is Brandon Bigner of Franklinton.

A new smart phone app developed by two LSU students will allow people to record and upload videos of police encounters and share it with media outlets…
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That’s one of the developers Elbis Bolton, who says the app is available for Android, and they are working on an iphone version.
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Lt. Clay Higgins of the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s office is receiving national attention for his intimidating Crimestopper videos…:
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The House Budget committee are working to keep colleges and universities from having to face budget cuts in the face of a huge state budget deficit. The dollars are expected to fill in the gaps based on House-backed tax changes, and help cash-flow shortfalls in health care.

State Police say two people are dead after a high speed crash this weekend in St. Tammany Parish that happened after a traffic stop. Trooper Dustin Dwight says an officer pulled over a vehicle speeding going over 100 miles per hour in Covington. Dwight says while the trooper was conducting a field sobriety test on the 14-year-old driver of the vehicle, something else happened…:
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There was a 14-year-old in the back seat of that car who died when it crashed. The driver died today.

A bill that would provide free HIV tests for inmates being released from prison will be discussed on the House floor. Natchitoches Representative Kenny Cox says this would help prevent AIDS from spreading further in the state. He says Louisiana has the fourth highest number of men and women living with AIDS in the nation…:
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Cox says that in 9 state prisons, about 3 percent of inmates are HIV positive.

The spokesman for the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s office is getting national attention for his intimidating Crimestopper videos created for a Lafayette news station. Lt. Clay Higgins says he uses a certain way to communicate that if there’s a warrant out for your arrest, you should turn yourself in…:
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He says he wants to send a strong stern message that criminals will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Two LSU students develop an app called the Police Officer Watchdog Events Reporter or POWER — which lets people record and upload videos of police encounters both good and bad then share with media outlets. Elbis Bolton says he and Wilborn Nobles inspiration came from watching events unfold in Ferguson, Missouri last year…:
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The POWER App is currently available for download for Android devices.

The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Vivian teenager accused of stabbing his parents. Authorities say 17-year-old Shane Alexander is charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder. Spokesperson Cindy Chadwick says Shane’s step-mother, 61-year-old LaDonna Alexander, was stabbed once in the chest and his father, 64-year-old Jerry Alexander, was stabbed in the back and arm. Chadwick says LaDonna was able to drive herself to the hospital…:
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Authorities have yet to release a motive for the crime.

Lafayette Police say a teenager was killed by his friend over the weekend who told investigators he thought the gun was not loaded with he pulled the trigger. They say 18-year-old Jo’nathan Delacrioux was shot in the face and died at a nearby hospital. 18-year-old Anthony Beloney was charged with negligent homicide and possession of marijuana.

Two LSU students have developed a smart phone app that allows people to record and upload videos of police encounters and share it with media outlets. Eric Gill reports…:
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The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s office says a teenager is dead after he went swimming in a Geismar pond and never surfaced. They say 17-year-old Malcolm Calloway of Sunshine was visiting friends in a Pariks of Dutchtown Subdivision.