Based on action at the State Capitol today, lawmakers look like they’ll approve about 285-million dollars in new revenue during this special session. That’s far short of the 600-million sought by Governor John Bel Edwards to avoid budget cuts. Political Analyst Clancy Duobs says Edwards has said he would cut proportionally over 12 months…
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With the special session set to end Thursday, the TOPS program is funded at 70-percent.

Based on data from the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services the number of people receive food stamps is up nine percent from last year. Director of the Louisiana Budget Project, Jan Moller, says the average recipient receives benefits for nine months….
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Nearly one-in-five people now receive food stamps in Louisiana.

Ouachita Parish District Attorney Jerry Jones says he will not pursue gun and drug possession charges against Alabama football players Cam Robinson and Hootie Jones. Jerry Jones says there was not enough evidence to prosecute the case. Legal analyst Tim Meche…
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Robinson and Jones were arrested last May. The Monroe police report were in possession of pot and a stolen gun was in the vehicle.

The investigation continues into the death of three-year-old twins who were found unresponsive in a hot pickup truck in Bossier City over the weekend. Bossier City Police spokesperson Mark Natale says once the kids were found, a neighbor immediately called 9-1-1….
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Natale says the father wasn’t home and the mother laid down and woke up to find her children missing.