The state House approves several bills that will generate hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue to stave off large cuts to higher education and health care. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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Former LSU Tiger La’el Collins has reportedly signed with the Dallas Cowboys on a 3 year 1.65 million dollar contract and the team confirms the news. Baton Rouge Police say the offensive lineman fully cooperated in the investigation into the shooting death of his pregnant ex-girlfriend and paternity tests prove Collins is not the father.

State Police announce the arrest of 34 individuals over the last two months following numerous criminal investigations by their Insurance Fraud/Auto Theft Unit. Sgt. Nick Manale says these cases affect insurance rates and policies across the state. He says in one case a subject paid a friend to rent a truck and then staged a crash…:
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It is reported that intentional or staged crashes costs the insurance industry billions of dollars each year in fraudulent claims.

Another bill that passed on the House Floor today would double Louisiana’s littering fines. Gonzales Representative Johnny Berthelot’s bill would take a $75 first offense littering fine and make it $150 with $1,000 for subsequent offenses. After the 90-2 vote the bill now heads to the Senate.