A bill to reduce a minor’s access to pornography on the internet passes in House Civil Law. Brooke Thorington has more.

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In Shreveport, a 19-year-old man has been charged in connection to the shooting death of a 16-year-old female on Sunday afternoon. Officers responded to a call at 1:15 pm and found the young woman inside suffering from at least one gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Witnesses identified Treylin Dillard as the gunman and he was arrested and charged with one count of second-degree murder. He is being held without bond.

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There’s a disagreement between the Edwards administration and House Republicans over funding for a new Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge. The governor is proposing to put 500-million dollars towards the construction of a new I-10 bridge that could cost two-point-five billion dollars. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne makes the case why this money is needed now…

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Tuition at public universities has increased roughly 200 percent since the 1980s. However, a new study released by Tulane University and co-authored by assistant economics professor Emily Cook, says that more financial aid is finding its way to low and middle-income students. There haven’t been any significant changes in state or federal aid guidelines, so the driver has been a shift in mindset by institutions as they work to attract more students to campus.

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