Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says new revenues, possibly from an additional one-cent increase to the state sales tax, are needed to solve this fiscal year’s 750-million dollar shortfall. It’s unclear if the Republican-controlled legislature is willing to go along with the governor’s revenue raising plans. Dardenne says they’ve been communicating with G-O-P legislators…

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Governor John Bel Edwards will call a special session later this month where he’ll ask lawmakers to raise taxes.

The Attorney General’s Office says six more arrests have been made in the Lafayette D.A. bribery scandal. A-G Jeff Landry says none of those arrested are currently working in the D.A.’s office. He says the Attorney General’s Office is tired of public corruption…

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office has already convicted and sentenced 5 people in connection with this case.

The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office has made an arrest in the weekend stabbing death of 18-year-old Dylan Poche. They say 18-year-old Andrew Jacob Wallace was arrested after authorities discovered what they describe as a “critical piece of evidence” near the crime scene Monday afternoon. Wallace is being held at the Nachitoches Parish Detention Center on a count of second degree murder.

LSU researchers are studying body shapes to try to get a better idea of what types of clothing sizes would best fit individual consumers, especially those losing weight…

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