One month into office and Governor John Bel Edwards approval rating is below 50-percent. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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It’s the third day of the special session that’s trying to fix the state’s 957 million dollar budget deficit. President of the Council for a Better Louisiana Barry Erwin says legislators will be searching for both short long-term solutions….:
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The session must end by March 9th.

Former Saints safety Darren Sharper has received a new plea hearing set for Thursday, as he faces charges where he allegedly drugged and raped multiple women. Legal analyst Tim Meche says the original agreement Sharper accepted isn’t likely to be accepted by the two female Louisiana judges he’s in front of now. Meche says Sharper’s attorneys didn’t realize who they were up against…
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The new trial date is set for May 16th.

A reward is being offered for information about whomever stole a birdhouse from a residence in Lafourche Parish. Sergeant Brennan Matherne says surveillance video shows an unknown female exit a vehicle from the passenger’s side, walk onto the victim’s property and take the birdhouse. He says this might not seem like a big deal…:
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