The Iberville Parish Sheriff’s office says the son of the police chief in St. Gabriel fatally shot two brothers Sunday night but authorities are waiting for more evidence before filing homicide charges.
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A 24-billion dollar budget for next fiscal year that funds higher education at the same level as this year heads to the House floor. Scott Carwile has more…
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New Orleans Representative Austin Badon believes his anti-discrimination legislation has a decent chance of passing this year. Michelle Southern reports..:
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Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi says the son of the police chief in St. Gabriel fatally shot two brothers Sunday night but authorities are waiting for more evidence before filing homicide charges. Stassi says the two deceased men had been fighting and then went to the home of Kevin Ambeau Jr. with a gun…:
Stassi says things became heated at Ambeau Jr.’s residence and witnesses say the two brothers went inside and that’s when the shots were fired. He says autopsies will be conducted today and the investigation will continue before any rush to judgement is made that this was murder…:
Stassi says they are waiting on evidence and still interviewing witnesses, but it appears at this time that Ambeau Jr. was defending his home. He says there is a lot involved in this case and they are investigating it just as they would any other…:
Cut 6 (10) “on the corner’s son”
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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…
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…
Governor Jindal has said he’ll veto a budget that raises taxes, which the proposed budget that’s heading to the House floor will do. Fannin was asked about a possible veto, if there are no tax cuts to offset the tax increases…
Cut 9 (08) “I can’t answer that”
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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…
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…
cut 11 (09) “enough is enough”
Jindal has said consistently that he will not approve any tax hike unless there is a tax reduction elsewhere. But, Jackson says she is pleased with what the House has done already…
cut 12 (08) “throughout the process”
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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…:
Badon says this legislation corrects the injustice of it being legal to fire someone from a job because they are gay, bisexual or transgender. He says if we pass this law, it would send a clear message that Louisiana is a friendly place to live and work…:(Badon says the bill will likely come up in the House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure next week.)
The proposal seeks to protect people from job and housing discrimination among other things. The Louisiana Family Forum has stepped up to oppose similar bills in the past but Badon says they shouldn’t stand in judgement of anyone…:
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The number one ranked LSU baseball team plays its final non-conference game of the season tonight as they visit the UNO Privateers. On paper this looks like a big mismatch as the Tigers 43-and-8 overall, while the Privateers are 14-and-36. But LSU Coach Paul Mainieri knows UNO will be fired up to play this game…
Cut 16 (11) “for their season”
LSU has four more regular season games left than the SEC Tournament, before the NCAA Tournament field is released. It’s likely the Tigers will be a national seed, but Coach Paul Mainieri is not taking anything for granted…
LSU heads into the final week of the regular season with some questions marks. Closer Jesse Stallings blew another save last weekend and the Tigers haven’t settled on a third weekend starter. But Mainieri says every team in college baseball has its issues, but championship teams overcome their weaknesses…
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