The House Education Committee approves legislation that would give public colleges and universities more authority to raise tuition and fees. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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Caddo Parish District Attorney Charles Scott died in his sleep last night in Baton Rouge while in town to meet with lawmakers at the Capitol. LSU Police say it happened at the Lod Cook Hotel on campus. Captain Core LaLonde says it appears this was just an extremely tragic sudden death.
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Scott was 67.

Now that Blue Bell has pulled all of its product off supermarket shelves due to the potential they could be contaminated with Listeria, what can we expect next from the company? Tulane Business Professor Dr. Mark Rosa says unfortunately we’ve seen this before…:
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Federal health officials say three people have died and five others have fallen from bacteria that may have come from Blue Bell products.

The Youngsville Police Department says they are trying to identify a youth softball coach in Lafayette who allegedly punched another coach and broke her nose during a fight after a game. They say three players jumped on top of opposing players then a male coach punched a female coach breaking her nose in three places. Cops say the three instigating players and the coach will face changes once they are identified.