Two Baton Rouge police officers are in stable condition and a suspect who shot at him is also hospitalized. That’s according to Baton Rouge police spokesperson, Corporal Don Coppola, who says the incident happened this morning after officers responded to a call about damaged property.

The governor’s executive budget for the fiscal year that begins July first will be presented to lawmakers this afternoon. Michelle Southern has the story…
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Governor John Bel Edwards says TOPS students won’t get a tuition bill this semester, even with the money troubles the popular taxpayer funded program faces. Edwards says not enough money was appropriated for the TOPS program this year. He says they’re around 28-million dollars short and it will be up to each individual college to pick up the rest of the costs.
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Edwards says while TOPS students will have their scholarships fully paid for this year, next school year could be a different story.

For the second straight year, Lawrence and Varrie Player of Benton has been recognized as the state’s longest known married couple. The Players have been married for 81 years and Louisiana Family Forum President Gene Mills says this couple is a model for Louisiana families…
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Several couples who have been married for 70-plus years were honored at the governor’s mansion yesterday.