One community in Caddo Parish is grieving the senseless line-of-duty killing of a Vivian police officer. Colleen Crain reports.
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All SNAP recipients in Louisiana will receive their full benefits this month. Governor Landry made that announcement today. He said some elderly and disabled recipients will get extra benefits after getting 25-percent assistance November 1st through the 4th.
A former University of New Orleans basketball player admitted to his role in a point shaving scandal. The NCAA accused Dae Dae Hunter and two of his teammates of intentionally trying to lose against the point spread in at least seven games last season. Hunter told ABC’s Good Morning America a bettor from Las Vegas viewed them as easy targets.
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Hunter says he agreed to it so that he could get money to care for his newborn child.
A chemistry professor at Southeastern Louisiana University has filed a grievance against the school, asking to be reinstated as the lead of the Lake Maurepas Monitoring Project. William Most, the attorney who represents Dr. Fereshteh Emami (fuh-RESH-teh uh-MAH-mee), says she was removed after a report came out in which she described elevated levels of toxic metals and pollution in the lake.