Could the future of the TOPS scholarship program be in jeopardy? Financial experts feel parents should be ready for anything. The state funded scholarship program has run into funding troubles as part of Louisiana’s budget crisis. Certified financial planner Anne Osestriecher says students should consider applying for other scholarships…:
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She says many scholarships go unclaimed every year because students simply do not apply for them.

Louisiana’s Republican US senators say the next President should select the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s replacement — and not President Barack Obama. Republican Senator Bill Cassidy…:
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US Senator David Vitter, who sits on the judiciary committee which must vote on the President’s choice, says the Justice debate should be a part of the presidential election.

A former Department of Children and Family Services case worker is facing charges for allegeldy falsifying records regarding foster home visits. 49-year-old Kimberly Lee of Calhoun is looking at several criminal counts, including malfeasance in office. Inspector General Stephen Street says Lee admitted to falsifying reports…:
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According to a warrant, at least 20 times in 2013 and 2014, Lee covered up her failure to visit foster children.

The Edwards Administration has started detailing tax proposals that will be debated during the special session. After day two, about $60 million dollars in cuts have been made to help with the estimated more than $940 million hole in the budget that ends June 30th. $38 million was approved by the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget Monday, adding to reductions already made by Governor John Bel Edwards.