With the Ted Cruz and John Kasich dropping out of the race for the Republican Presidential nomination, it makes Donald Trump the presumptive nominee. There are many republicans who still don’t support Trump, but UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says …
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Louisiana Republican Party Chairman Roger Villere anticipates in November GOP voters will vote for Trump over the Democratic Party nominee.

Tonight’s jackpot for the Powerball drawing is 348-million dollars. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says Powerball has been producing big jackpots that the players have come to expect…
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Chopin says Louisiana’s last Powerball winner was in May of 2014.

A bill that would allow public high school students to participate in a national sex survey is heading to the Senate, after getting approval from the House. Baton Rouge Representative Patricia Smith says Louisiana has a high rate of STDs and pregnancy among teens. Opponents of the bill say it’s the parents’ place to talk about these things with their kids, but Smith says that isn’t working:
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Under the bill, students would not be required to participate.

A bill that would restrict college athletic teams in Louisiana, except for LSU, from traveling more than 375 miles to play games has been withdrawn. Baton Rouge Rep. Steve Carter, says he’s decided not to push his measure further, but told the House Education Committee we’re using taxpayer dollars to fund athletic programs when the state is in a massive budget deficit:
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