The state senate approves legislation that prohibits State Police from paying trooper security costs when Governor Bobby Jindal travels for campaign purposes. The head of the state democratic party, New Orleans Senator Karen Peterson, says State Police has spent over two-million dollars this year for Jindal’s trips…:
CUT 13 (10) “that money”
But oppoents say Jindal can always say he was attending to state business even when he’s not in the state. Peterson’s amendment passed on a 29-5 vote. Today the Senate approved their version of next year’s $24.5 billion dollar budget.

The State Fire Marshal’s Office says three people are dead after a house fire Sunday morning in Monroe. They say two others were able to escape the blaze. Details of the fire are incomplete at this time. Investigators were told that burglar bars were installed on the home and that may have prevented the three victims from escaping the blaze. The investigation is ongoing.

The Red River has overflowed its banks and water has hit at least 300 homes in Caddo and Bossier Parishes. The National Weather Service says the Red was within it’s crest by 1 inch at 36.82 feet as of 8AM this morning in Shreveport. This is the highest the river has been since April of 1945.

The LSU Tiger Baseball team is headed to Omaha to play in the College World Series for the 17th time and the first since 2013. The Tigers defeated UL-Lafayette on Sunday 6-3. Coach Paul Mainieri says he mentioned to Athletic Director Joe Alleva that they’ve won 52 games this season but if they hadn’t won that 53rd game, the season would have felt unfulfilled in so many ways…:
CUT 9 (11) “that’s where we belong”
Who LSU will play in its first game in the College World Series will be determined tonight. They’ll face either Texas A-and-M or TCU.