Governor John Bel Edwards says we will likely see changes to the TOPS scholarship program as we know it coming soon, because of next year’s 750-million dollar shortfall. Edwards says because lawmakers are not able to raise additional revenues in this regular session, some tough cuts are needed…
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Edwards says the cost of the TOPS scholarship program is 300-million dollars this fiscal year.

Many Louisianans probably don’t know there is another election coming up on April 9th. Early voting for this Municipal Election starts on Saturday morning. Secretary of State Tom Schedler says 41 parishes statewide holding elections…:
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The early voting period runs through Saturday April 2nd, but polls are closed Easter Sunday.

 
The Office of the Attorney General wants to remind flood victims or those donating to charities of fraud schemes. Attorney General Jeff Landry’s Press Secretary Ruth Wisher says they’re encouraging people to educate themselves of fake charities, rental properties, and scamming contractors. She says never donate to a charity that asks for cash or wire transfers and doesn’t provide proof your contribution is tax deductible.
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A few years ago, Louisiana was ranked in the top ten nationally in tuberculosis rates, but the state Department of Health and Hospitals announces the state’s case rate has fallen 43-percent since 2010. DHH Tuberculosis controller Michael Lacassagne says the potentially fatal bacterial infections can be prevented and cured with proper treatment and the state has taken steps to do that.
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