LSU President F King Alexander does NOT like the idea of front loading the TOPS scholarship program because it still isn’t fully funded. Jeff Palermo has the story…
The man who fatally shot Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputy David Michel was released from the hospital today. Police say Jerman Neveaux admitted the gun her used to kill Michel was stolen. Authorities say text messages Neveaux sent just 15 minutes before the shooting indicate that he was looking to buy more stolen weapons.
Governor John Bel Edwards is not happy that the TOPS scholarship program will receive cuts. Edwards says he offered a plan to fully fund TOPS, but the scholarship program will only be funded at 70-percent. He says this is the first time TOPS has ever received a cut.
Edwards says while the budget is honest and disciplined, he isn’t completely satisfied with the final product.
The Baton Rouge mother who was arrested for whipping her children after they robbed a house, Schaquana Spears, is facing two counts of child cruelty, and Attorney General Jeff Landry is concerned the department of children and family services will take her kids away. He says he is thankful his mother did not spare the rod to teach him a valuable lesson.
Landry says his office will look into Spears’ case.