The state House has rejected legislation that would increase the state’s sales tax by one-cent for road and bridge improvements. Plaquemine Representative Karen St. Germain’s bill overwhelmingly failed to get a two-thirds vote of elected members it needed to pass. St. Germain says HB 778 would help with the backlog in road and bridge projects facing the state…:
CUT 6 (10) “pay as we go”
The measure didn’t get close to the 70 votes it needed to pass.

Tomororow afternoon the LSU baseball team will play Lehigh to open up NCAA Regional play. The Moutain Hawks are the Patriot League Tournament champs but the bring a 25-and-29 losing record into Baton Rouge. Shortstop Alex Bregman says the players look forward to postseason..:
CUT 10 (08) “this year”
First pitch is at 3pm.

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. 35-year-old Renee Serigny (sehrn-YAY’) was booked with two counts of felony theft . Chief Reggie Pitre says that money was supposed to go towards their Babe Ruth and Cal Ripken league’s account for things like supplies and uniforms from registration fees…:
CUT 14 (08) “daily use”
was released from the parish jail after posting a $4,000 bond.

The National Weather Service predicts that the Red River could reach its highest level in 25 years. NWS predicts it will crest at 33 feet, the highest since a 34.5 foot crest in 1990. Meteorologist Mario Valverde says the Red River is not at flood stage, but that’s going to change soon…:
CUT 3 (05) “for 25 years”
Valverde says the Red River is expected to crest in the Shreveport area sometime around June 5th and in Alexandria a couple days later.