Under the current budget proposal for next fiscal year, the LSU Health Science Centers in Shreveport and New Orleans would receive a combined 50-million dollars in cuts to state funding. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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Two women in Jefferson Parish died in a crash as they were fleeing the scene of a hit and run, according to deputies. They say it happened in Metairie off the I-10 Service Road and the two women were speeding to try to get away from the initial accident in a Mustang, but then crashed, overturned and skid into a utility pole. But the driver and passenger died at the scene.

A woman who was the on-duty nurse when a patient at a Veterans Home in St. Charles Parish died, is facing charges for allegedly trying to cover up negligence. Inspector General Stephen Street says a resident fell and 58-year-old Cheryl Poirrier failed to keep checking on him, as per policy. He says she then lied about what happened and could go to jail for it…:
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He says our Veterans deserves are highest level of care and this criminal act is going to be taken very seriously.

In these tough budget times, some state senators are concerned about growing Louisiana’s film tax credit program. Lawmakers are reviewing the budget for next fiscal year which currently contains a $600 million dollar hole, and proposals to cut healthcare and education are on the table. Alexandria Senator Jay Luneau thinks the movie incentives don’t have a tangible economic impact:
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But others who defend the program says the movie making business does bring money to the state especially at the local level.