LSU President F. King Alexander hopes the next governor reverses the trend of fewer state dollars going towards higher ed. Emelie Gunn has more…

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Baton Rouge Police have arrested the mother of nine children found living in deplorable conditions. Authorities say the home had little furniture, no beds, and minimal food in the pantry and refrigerator. They say all nine children slept huddled together on the floor of the bedroom. 27-year-old Leticia Brothers is charged with criminal neglect of family and child endangerment, among other charges. The children were placed in the custody of the Department of Children and Family Services.

Authorities are still trying to determine why 39-year-old Carla Watford of Eunice may have shot and killed her two daughters before setting their house on fire then killing herself. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says investigators have learned the fire started near the master bedroom, and they also found a note believed to have been written by Watford…

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Browning says they recovered the weapon they believe was used in the murder suicide and also the chemical accelerant used to set the fire.

After months of back-and-fourth, the US Department of Veterans Affairs announces it has awarded a lease for a permanent Veterans Clinic in Lake Charles. Lafayette Congressman Charles Boustany says it’s been a long journey to get this point. He says the 24-thousand square foot building is expected to be ready for use by 2017….

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The permanent clinic will be located on Gerstner Memorial Parkway.