As north Louisiana is pounded by rain today, rushing floodwaters in Ruston have claimed the life of an 11 year-old boy inside a car that was swept away. The driver and another child occupant were able to escape. In Columbia, sandbagging had be be done as more than 7 inches of rain fell; after that…
CUT 5 (10) Q: “Columbia, Louisiana”
That’s Jason Hansford with the National Weather Service in Shreveport.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s office arrests four including the ex-husband of a 54-year-old woman who has been missing since early April in an apparent murder for hire plot. Detectives believe 64-year-old Hamid Ghassemi hired 33-year-old Daniel Richter of Walker and two other associates, to kill his wife Taherah. State Police Col Mike Edmonson says the confessions were chilling…:
CUT 9 (06) “no remorse”
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With Governor Bobby Jindal still yet to decide whether he’ll run for president, he HAS formed an exploratory committee to look at his options. If he does decide to run, Michael Henderson, Director of LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab says he has some work to do…
CUT 7 (11) Q: “gain some momentum”
Right now, Jindal is receiving rather low numbers in the polls.

A series of tax bills approved by a Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs committee, has also passed out of the House. Collectively, the bills should raise about 615 million dollars, but they are facing major opposition from business lobbyists. Benton Senator Robert Adley says he understands the concern, but huge cuts to higher ed and health care would be devastating…
CUT 13 (07) Q: ‘health care’