The Louisiana House has approved a 24-billion dollar budget that includes language about Governor Jindal’s out-of-state campaign travels. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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The Department of Wildlife and Fisheries say an agent is in critical condition after being shot in the back in Ouachita Parish. They say 32-year-old Scott Bullitt and his partner were performing a routine traffic stop in the Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area when 29-year-old Luke Hust of Monroe pulled a gun. He shot Bullitt and fired shots at the other agent before fleeing into the woods. Hust was captured and booked on two counts of attempted first degree murder.

Louisiana Radio Network will ask a series of questions to the four major gubernatorial candidates leading up to the primary election. We first asked each candidate if they were Governor today, how would they handle the state’s $1.6 billion dollar budget deficit. Democratic Representative John Bel Edwards says he would reduce or eliminate tax giveaways that cost too much or produce too little return on investment. He says he would also accept federal tax dollars back into Louisiana…

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The gubernatorial primary is set for October 24.

The Metropolitan Crime Commission has asked the state Attorney General’s office to investigate whether St. Charles Parish DA Joel Chaisson committed any criminal violations with regards to the plea deal with Shelley Dufresene, the Destrehan High School teacher who had sex with one of her students. Legal analyst Tim Meche says if the MCC believes a criminal act occurred they should report it to federal authorities…

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