An effort to raise revenue to pay for key highway construction projects failed to get the necessary two thirds vote in the House of Representatives. Eric Gill reports…:
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Senate leaders have decided to reconsider a House bill that would test state prisoners for HIV when they’re released to go home after the measure failed on the Senate Floor today. HB 191 overwhelmingly passed the House two weeks ago but the vote in the Upper Chamber today failed 18-15 but lawmakers say they will take it up another day.

Cops in the LaFourche Parish town of Golden Meadow say they’ve arrested a woman accused of stealing over $12,000 from a non-profit children’s baseball league. Chief Reggie Pitre (PEE’-tree) says they received a complaint from the league’s board of directors about 35-year-old Renee Serigny (sehr-in-YAY’) after noticing inappropriate activity on their bank accounts…:
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Pitre says Serigny admitted to using the money for her bills. She was booked with two counts of felony theft.

The National Weather Service predicts that the Red River could reach its highest level in 25 years. As of Wednesday, the river stood at 29.2 feet and NWS believes it will crest at 33 feet. Meteorologist Mario Valverde doesn’t expect any flooding from the Red River to impact any cities, but says some agricultural lands could be inundated…:
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Valverde says the Red River is expected to crest in the Shreveport area sometime around June 5th and near Alexandria a couple of days later.