The Senate Education Committee advances two TOPS related bills seeking to control the program. One is by Jennings Senator Blade Morrish. This measure would reduce the amount each TOPS recipient receives, if the state doesn’t have enough money to fund TOPS at its current level…:
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The other bill headed to the Senate flood would cap TOPS at its current level and not go up even if tuition goes up.

The House has approved a bill that would extend the waiting period to get an abortion from 24 to 72 hours. West Monroe Representative Frank Hoffman says says women have a lot to consider when making this decision…:
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The measure heads to the Senate

The massive flooding the state experienced in March has caused up to 15 million dollars in damages to the agriculture industry. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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A Natchez man is now in custody after fatally shooting his estranged wife and another man multiple times in their Vidalia home while the woman’s two children slept nearby. Vidalia Assistant Police Chief Bruce Wiley says a child called cops after she found her mother and another man dead and their reaction was extraordinary…:
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35-year-old Curt Thornton was arrested.