There are plenty of high schoolers graduating this weekend and their parents have told Southern Media and Opinion Research they don’t want the TOPS scholarship program to change. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says a recent study finds voters argue the legislators point that the program is unsustainable because rising tuition cause the amount of money the state spends each year on TOPS to rise…:
CUT 5 (07) “fund it”
He says the poll shows 64-percent of voters want TOPS to be left as is.

A man from Slidell is under arrest on attempted murder charges after he fired a gun at his girlfriend outside a gas station. They say deputies responded to the shooting incident and located the 19-year-old girlfriend walking along the highway. She told deputies 25-year-old Bird Randolph shot at her when she attempted to exit a vehicle at a gas station. He is charged with attempted second degree murder and possession of firearm by convicted felon.

It’s that termite time of year and you may have already started to see them swarming around streetlights in the evening. LSU entomologist Dr. Dennis Ring says you should make sure your home is treated and get at least three companies to come out and diagram the plan…:
CUT 14 (09) “once you get termites”
He says termites are attracted to light and you can better protect your home by turning off porch and patio lights.

Alexandria Police have arrested a man accused of throwing an eight-month-old baby against a wall. Deputy Chief Cedric Green says they received a call from the baby’s mother saying 20-year-old Devontee Smith kicked in the back door of her residence and threatened her and and the baby. Green says Smith was upset about something when he came to the residence…:
CUT 9 (06) “against the wall”
He says Smith then took the formula and diapers before fleeing the residence. The baby was not injured. The suspect is charged with domestic abuse battery, home invasion, simple assault, and theft.