State lawmakers convene a special session at one PM today dealing with crime. There are two dozen items on the call that range from restricting parole eligibility, tougher penalties for carjackers, and lowering the age teenage offenders can be charged in adult criminal court. Lapolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Landry got most of what he wanted in the redistricting special session, he could have more success in this session…
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The wait is over for fans of Antiques Roadshow who’ve been patiently waiting to see Louisiana featured on the beloved series. Louisiana Public Broadcasting Programming Director Jason Viso (Vee-so) says besides seeing how distinctive items from the Bayou State appraise, the LSU Rural Life Museum in Baton Rouge is also featured.
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The first of three episodes filmed last May will air tonight at 7 pm.
A new Tulane University study is offering a glimpse at what the state’s coastal wetlands will be like 50 years from now if nothing is done to counter the rise in sea levels. Colleen Crain has the story…
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LSU running back Trey Holly posted on social media on Saturday night that he is 100-percent innocent of the charges that he faces. Holly is one of three people facing an attempted second-degree murder charge for a shooting that injured two others in Farmerville on February ninth. Holly says he was not involved in this shooting.