The Louisiana Senate has approved its version of the budget for next fiscal year. It contains 30 million dollars in high-dosage tutoring for students as well as 199-million for teacher stipends. But political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says there is a 45-million-dollar difference between the Senate and House in spending for the L-A GATOR scholarship program, which is the state’s new voucher program.

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Henry says 43-million dollars is about the same amount of money the state is spending on its current voucher program.

A whole bunch of money will be spent on Jell-o shots at Rocco’s Pizza and Cantina in Omaha. The last time LSU was in the College World Series, LSU fans bought nearly 69-thousand Jell-O shots at Rocco’s. Owner Kevin Culjat (KULL-jit) says it’s a fun tradition and it’s also for a worthy cause…

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A Hammond man is charged with second-degree murder after his 21-month-old daughter dies in a hot vehicle. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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The Vernon Parish Sheriff’s office has arrested a 35-year-old father after a three-year-old shoots another three-year-old. Deputies say the children were playing in a bedroom, when one of the children found a handgun beneath a pillow on the bed. One of the kids accidentally fired the weapon, striking the other child in the shoulder and chest area. The injured child is in serious condition at a Baton Rouge hospital, while Fernando Mejia is facing one count of second-degree cruelty to a juvenile.