The TOPS program would be fully funded next semester under the budget bill sent to Governor John Bel Edwards by the legislature late last night. But under the plan, students would only have 42-percent of their tuition covered for the spring semester. West Monroe Senator Mike Walsworth says hopefully we’ll see higher than anticipated revenues because of rising oil prices…:
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Edwards doesn’t see that happening and he can line-item veto the TOPS language.

The LSU Board of Supervisors is expected to vote today on whether or not the AgCenter will grow medical marijuana. It’s unknown if growing the plant is a worthwhile investment. That’s according to AgCenter spokeswoman Frankie Gould. She says it could take $10 to $20 million to produce medical marijuana…:
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There’s more turmoil with Grambling State’s administration. Halen Doughty reports…:
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The man who murdered a Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s deputy will spend the rest of his life behind bars. 22-year-old Quintylan Richard of Abbeville pleaded guilty exactly 2 years after he shot and killed Deputy Allen Bares (BAH REZ). District Attorney Keith Stutes says Richard apologized to the family and Bares’ wife..:
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