A proposal designed to control the cost of TOPS will be promoted an 11:00 press conference today. Scott Carwile has more…

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State Police say a hit and run crash in Terrebonne Parish has claimed the life of a Houma man. Authorities say 20-year-old Jonathan Young was riding his bicycle when he was hit by a truck. They say witnesses observed the driver of the truck get out of his vehicle, moved the bike from underneath his truck, and then left the scene. Young was taken to an area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. State Police say the truck has been found, but the search for the driver continues.

The four announced candidates for governor appeared at a lunchtime forum that was put together by Louisiana’s small business community and spoke about the state’s $1.6 billion budget deficit. Republican Senator David Vitter expressed his strong opposition to Governor Jindal’s plan to scale back the state’s inventory tax credit as a way to raise revenues for state government…

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The gubernatorial election will take place October 24th.

It’s the peak of crawfish harvest season and the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s office is increasing patrols around crawfish ponds to deter thieves from stealing crawfish. Sgt. Clay Higgins says officers often are waiting in the dark, blacked out in their patrol unit, watching for any suspicious activity. Higgins says if you steal just $300 in crawfish, that’s a felony and the penalty is very stiff…

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Higgins says these additional patrols have been very successful in keeping the number of crawfish thefts down.