Concerns are being raised that at the current pace, another special session will needed after June 4^th to approve a budget that includes potentially hundreds of millions in tax revenue that is being considered to plug the 648-million dollar budget gap. New Orleans Representative Walt Leger was asked what would happen if a budget compromise is not found by July 1^st, and the next fiscal year starts without a spending plan. He said that’d mean a government shutdown.

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The Manning Passing Academy will host its first ever clinic and camp for girls. The Manning family has been running the premier football camp for high school boys for over two decades. Camp organizer Jeff Hawkins says he’s been fighting to get women involved in football and says recent results have been promising.

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LSU and Northwestern State are heading to the same NCAA Baseball Regional. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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A State Police investigation has been opened into an officer involved shooting incident at a motel in Lafayette. Lafayette Police were called to the scene in due to a domestic disturbance alert. Officers allege that a man began to flee the scene on foot. During the chase shots were fired, and the suspect was injured and taken to a local hospital.

GOP House Caucus Chairman Lance Harris’ tax bill that raises nearly 370-million dollars of the 648 million dollar budget shortfall passed the House after a weekend of behind the scenes deliberations that got the legislation 76 votes, 6 more than it needed to make it to Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Harris, who Friday said this tax bill is designed to cut government, celebrated the passage.
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But lawmakers are not close to approving a budget for next fiscal year and the special session ends June 4th. House Appropriations Chairman Cameron Henry pushed for a vote to override the governor’s veto of the budget approved in the regular sesssion…
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But that motion failed to get enough support.
State Police say a Lafayette Police officer shot a male suspect during a chase shortly after midnight. Lafayette P-D was called to a Super Seven Motel to check on a domestic disturbance, and when officers arrived a male suspect fled. The suspect has been sent to a hospital for treatment.

July 20th is the deadline for homeowners who were impacted by the 2016 floods to complete the Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program. About 50-thousand homeowners have completed the survey. But Governor John Bel Edwards believes there are flood victims who haven’t. because they received S-B-A loans and are ineligible for the Restore Louisiana program, because it would be a duplication of benefits….
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Edwards says if Congress makes any changes to the regulations flood victims will not be eligible if they haven’t filled out the survey.

GOP House Caucus Chairman Lance Harris tax bill passes the House and is headed to the Senate. Matt Doyle has more.
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The Opelousas Police Department has identified the 11-year-old girl who was killed during a weekend police chase as Bryla Bell. Authorities say Bell was driving a truck after she reportedly snuck out of her home. Two men were with the girl prior to her death and authorities still want to talk with them.

LSU and Northwestern State are both headed to the Pacific Northwest as they are in the Corvallis Regional, hosted by Oregon State. The Tigers will open the regional playing San Diego State. The Aztecs have won the Mountain West Conference five times in the last years, but LSU pitcher Zack Hess says after playing well in the SEC Tournament they are more confident than ever..
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The Demons will face Oregon State at 9:30 on Friday.

The Manning Passing Academy will host its first ever clinic and camp for girls. Camp organizer Jeff Hawkins says he and the Manning family were inspired by a women’s football advocate in Utah…
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The Manning family has been running the premier football camp for high school boys for over two decades. The camp for females will take place June 25th and 26th at Nicholls State.

On a second try, the Louisiana House approves a bill that would levy a one-third penny state sales tax and eliminate some sales tax breaks for business. The measure would raise nearly 370-million dollars, which is less than what Governor Edwards is seeking to address a 648-million dollar shortfall. House GOP Caucus Chairman Lance Harris calls the measure a compromise, because it softens some proposed cuts, while forcing state government to reduce its size. And Harris doesn’t mind the criticism he’s receiving…
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The bill’s next stop is Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.

State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting in Lafayette at Super Seven Inn and Suites near Interstate 10. It’s been reported the officer was not injured and one person was taken to a local hospital.

LSU and Northwestern State are headed to the Corvallis, Oregon Baseball Regional. The Tigers will play San Diego State at 3 PM, while the Demons get a chance to play the number three national seed Oregon State on Friday night at 9:30. Northwestern Coach Bobby Barbier…
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The Manning Passing Academy will host an inaugural football camp for women in Thibodaux next month. Connor Ferrill has the story…
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After failing to pass a sales tax bill on Friday, the Louisiana House mustered enough votes on Monday to send the measure to the Senate. It would generate 366-million dollars that can be used towards a 648-million dollar shortfall. It’s not as much revenue as Governor John Bel Edwards wants, but Harris says the measure is a reflection of his values…
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Legislators have yet to debate a proposed spending plan in this special session and the session ends June 4th.

A July 20th deadline is set for homeowners who flooded in 2016 and have yet to complete a Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program survey. It’s possible many flood victims have not completed the survey, because they are not eligible for any more federal assitance, because they received an S-B-A loan. Governor Edwards says they are working with the feds to change the duplication of benefit rules…
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LSU and Northwestern State will head to Corvallis, Oregon for NCAA Baseball regional action. The Tigers will take on San Diego State on Friday at 3 PM, while the Demons will play the number three seed nationally, Oregon State on Friday night. Northwestern Coach Bobby Barbier says it’s great LSU and Northwestern State are in the same regional…
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Louisiana Tech did not get in the NCAA Tournament, despite 39 wins.

The very popular Manning Passing Academy will hold for the first time a clinic for females, June 25th and 26th on the Nicholls State campus. Camp organizer Jeff Hawkins hopes the two-day event can help women get involved in the game and make a career out of it…
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The camp is open to women of all ages and girls in grades 8 through 12 and the Hawkins says the clinic will offer females the opportunity to learn the game from the inside out.

GOP House Caucus Chairman Lance Harris tax bill that raises 366-million dollars of the 648 million dollar budget shortfall passed the House after a weekend of behind the scenes deliberations that got the legislation 76 votes, 6 more than it needed to make it to Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Harris, who Friday said this tax bill is designed to cut government, celebrated the passage.
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But lawmakers are not close on approving a budget for next fiscal year and the special session ends June 4th.

If your home was damaged in the 2016 floods, there’s a July 20th deadline to complete a survey that starts the process for aid through the Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program. Governor John Bel Edwards says there are a few ways flood victims can complete the survey
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Edwards says they believe many flood victims didn’t fill out the survey, because they already received a Small Business loan and are not eligible for any more federal money. The governor says his administration is trying to change the duplication of benefit rules, which is why they want homeowners impacted by the 2016 floods to fill out this survey.

LSU and Northwestern State are in the same NCAA Baseball regional as both teams will head to Corvaillis, Oregon. The Tigers are the two-seed, while the Demons are a four-seed. LSU’s first game is Friday against San Diego State. Coach Paul Mainieri says they knew they’d face tough competition….
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Northwestern will play Oregon State late Friday night.

State Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Lafayette. The shooting occurred at a Super 7 Motel on Evangeline Thruway. The officer was reportedly not injured and the suspect’s condition is not known.

The Manning Passing Academy to host inaugural football camp for women in Thibodaux next month. Connor Ferrill has the story…

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LSU and Northwestern State are heading to the same NCAA Baseball Regional. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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GOP House Caucus Chairman Lance Harris’s tax bill passes the House and is headed to the Senate. Matt Doyle has more.

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If your home was damaged in the 2016 floods, there’s a July 20th deadline to complete a survey that starts the process for aid through the Restore Louisiana Homeowner Assistance Program. Governor John Bel Edwards says there are a few ways flood victims can complete the survey

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Housing Assistance Centers in Lafayette, Hammond, Monroe and Baton Rouge are open during regular business hours to help individuals complete the survey. About 50-thousand homeowners have completed the survey. Edwards believes there are flood victims who haven’t, because they received S-B-A loans and are ineligible for the Restore Louisiana program, because it would be a duplication of benefits…

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Edwards says if Congress makes any changes to the regulations on who could be available for assistance through the federally-funded homeowner assistance program, flood victims will not be eligible if they haven’t filled out the survey…

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Nearly 11-thousand eligible homeowners have been offered grant awards totaling 285-million dollars.

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The Manning Passing Academy will host its first ever clinic and camp for girls. The Manning family has been running the premier football camp for high school boys for over two decades. Camp organizer Jeff Hawkins says he the Manning family were inspired by a women’s football advocate in Utah…

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The first night will feature speakers discussing strategies in football, NCAA eligibility, and will wrap with inspirational speeches, while the second day focuses on field work. Hawkins has been fighting to get women involved in football and says recent results have been promising.

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Hawkins says the industry needs to be getting more young women in on the ground floor.

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The camp is open to girls between 8th and 12th grade and all women, June 25th and June 26th on the Nicholls State campus.

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LSU and Northwestern State are both headed to the Pacific Northwest as they are in the Corvallis Regional, hosted by third national seeded Oregon State. The Tigers will open the regional playing San Diego State. The Aztecs have won the Mountain West Conference five times in the last years, but LSU pitcher Zack Hess says after playing well in the SEC Tournament they are more confident than ever..

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If LSU beats San Diego State, they’ll likely play Oregon State in a winner’s bracket game on Saturday. The Beavers have won 100 games over the last two seasons. Coach Paul Mainieri says they knew they’d face tough competition…

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Southland Tournament champion Northwestern State is in an NCAA Regional for the first time since 2005. Coach Bobby Barbier’s team will face the number three national seed Oregon State on Friday night at 9:30….

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Barbier says it’s great LSU and Northwestern State are in the same regional…

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GOP House Caucus Chairman Lance Harris’s tax bill that raises 360 million dollars of the 648 million dollar budget shortfall passed the House after a weekend of deliberations that got the legislation 76 votes, 6 more than it needed to make it to Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs. Harris, who Friday said this tax bill is designed to cut government, celebrated the passage.

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The bill renews a third of the expiring penny sales tax, and eliminates some sales tax breaks. Harris says that would require 126 million dollars in budget cuts, but Governor Edwards administration says the cuts would be much closer to 300 million.

Harris says over the weekend he heard from a lot of angry constituents who were concerned about the effects of the tax bill. The Alexandria Republican says that some of those responses gave him a second wind.

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On Friday Harris said the reduction in government spending was necessary due to a lagging state economy. Harris says the bill was a reflection of his values.

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The Governor’s office says Edwards has not decided whether or not he would veto the any budget that included those cuts if it made it to his desk.

While the Senate will now face the tax bill that’s on its way to the upper chamber, The Governor’s office is raising concerns that with a June 4^th deadline for the special session rapidly approaching, that no budget bill has yet been filed. Republicans have blamed this on Edwards’ budget veto in the regular session, but the governor says there’s no reason why that is preventing the legislature from bringing a budget again in the special session.

In response Republican Representative Cameron Henry attempted an override of the Governor’s veto of House Bill One from the regular session. After a contentious debate, the move failed 52-48. A veto override vote can be only be attempted one more time.

LSU and Northwestern State are in the same NCAA Baseball regional, it just happens to be 24-hundred miles away. The Tigers and Demons are in the Corvallis Regional and the Demons will face number three national seed Oregon State, while the Tigers will take on San Diego State at 3 PM central time. Coach Paul Mainieri on the Aztecs….
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And Coach Paul Mainieri is unsure who he will pitch on Friday. Most likely it will be either Ma’Khail Hilliard or Zack Hess. Hess threw seven innings of one-hit ball in a 2-1 win over Arkansas on Saturday.

Northwestern State is in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2005. They received an automatic bid by winning the Southland Conference Tournament title. Second-year Coach Bobby Barbier says it’s a great accomplishment to make the Field of 64….
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Northwestern State will face a team on Friday night that’s won 100 games over last two seasons and the Beavers were eliminated in the College World Series by LSU last season.