The bill to ensure that all TOPS scholarship recipients get at least part of their award has received final legislative passage. Jennings Senator Blade Morrish says the bill will only go into effect if the legislature cannot fully fund the program, as TOPS is only funded at 48% under the current budget proposal. Morrish says who pays the remainder of the tuition would be at the discretion of the university…:
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Lawmakers will begin the second special session of 2016 on Monday.

State Police say a 6-year-old involved in an East Baton Rouge Parish crash last week has scummed to her injuries. They say the crash happened as 67-year-old Jacque Gregory of Prairiveille failed to yield when making a turn and was hit by a Jeep Wrangler and another vehicle. 6-year-old Ava Branstetter died Sunday.

Governor John Bel Edwards honored fallen troops at the Northeast Louisiana Veterans Cemetery in Rayville during a Memorial Day service Monday. Edwards, who is a West Point graduate and was an Airborne Ranger with the Army, said it’s important to honor national heroes every single day and let our kids know about the sacrifices of vets and fallen soldiers.

Louisiana is one of the worst state’s in the nation for people suffering with asthma. Director of the Division of Lung Diseases with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Dr. James Kiley says the condition is inherited, but environmental factors in The Bayou State also contribute such as exposure to pollution, cleaning products, roaches and animal dander. He says if you have asthma it’s important to stay on a treatment plan and develop an action plan:
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