Lawmakers added an amendment to the budget bill that means TOPS students would get all of their tuition paid in the fall semester, but they would have to pay about 60% of it in the spring. Upporters believe that more money will come in before then. But LSU President F King Alexander says the state is gambling with our students.
It’s possible the governor will do a line item veto on the amendment, which would put TOPS back at 70% funded for both semesters.
Governor John Bel Edwards saw some wins in the second special session. Edwards says legislators provided adequate funding for the public-private hospitals that proved care for the poor and uninsured…
Edwards also says higher education will not face any cuts, which is good news for students.
A Shreveport woman is wanted by police for making false accusations that a father molested his 5-month-old daughter. Lt. Bill Davis with the Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office says 32-year-old Carrie Rivers was a babysitter for the family of the infant and when her services were no longer needed, she made up this story to make the parents mad. He says this allegation created major problems.
Davis says authorities believe Rivers is still in the northwest Louisiana area.
Two more individuals have been arrested in connection with the shooting of two Ouachita Parish sheriff deputies. Authorities have charged two 17-year-old with accessory after the fact after the teens allegedly tried to keep the police away from the suspected gunman, Ricky Wade Junior. The two boys called police claiming to be Wade wanting to turn himself in and gave dispatchers false addresses to lead them away from the real suspect.