The House Appropriations Committee has stopped an effort to increase the annual salaries of state lawmakers from $16,800 to around $39-thousand. The panel rejected the proposal on a 16-5 vote. One of those “no” votes was New Orleans Representative Jason Hughes…:

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The bill appears to be dead for this year.

Who killed a young Louisiana Black Bear out-of-season in Lincoln Parish last week? State Wildlife & Fisheries agents are investigating and LDWF Sgt. John Hattaway reminds us that taking the bears illegally can mean fines up to $950 and up to 4 months in jail…:

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Another un-intended consequence of the pandemic: women delaying their annual mammograms to often-negative outcomes. More from Brooke Thorington…:

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Deputies in East Baton Rouge Parish arrest two people, after a jealous shootout between exes resulted in the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old girl Saturday. EBRSO says the child was sitting in a car that 26-year-old Ester Williams fired upon. Williams is charged with murder. Her boyfriend with aiding and abetting.