10:30 Newscast March 5,2016

UNO poll shows Donald Trump is the favorite to win the state’s Republican primary today. Halen Doughty has more…

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A Hahnville teacher has been arrested for allegedly having inappropriate conduct with a student. The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office says the arrest of 30-year-old Jeremy Eusea comes from another similar incident where Eusea was texting a 16-year-old student inappropriate pictures and messages in the 2010-2011 school year. He is facing multiple charges, including Computer Aided Solicitation of a Minor and Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile.

 

Governor John Bel Edwards is demanding that the House of Representatives approve additional revenue generating bills. The House and Senate have agreed to some revenue increases and budget cuts that close this fiscal year’s deficit from 940-million dollars to around 147-million. But the governor says more work needs to be done in the last days of the special session…

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The House did not approve the bill to increase the alcohol tax.

The major candidates running for the 2016 US Senate seat in Louisiana will appear today at the annual police jury association meeting in Shreveport. Political Analyst Elliot Stonecipher says the biggest issue is how other Republicans in the race can relate to the front runner John Kennedy because the State Treasurer’s anti-tax stance has helped to boost his popularity.

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