The final of the three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers slain in an ambush on cops was laid to rest today. Over two-thousand people turned out for the funeral of BRPD’s Corporal Montrell Jackson who leaves behind a wife and baby boy, Mason. Governor John Bel Edwards says we have to make this world a better place for Mason:
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There will be another memorial service for the Baton Rouge officers on Thursday. We’ve learned Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Loretta Lynch will be among the list of the speakers.

More students than ever have achieved ACT scores that allow them to go to college, according to State Superintendent John White, who says the state’s composite ACT score has increased nearly a half a point since 2013.

LSU kicker Colby Delahoussaye returns to Louisiana today after surviving a car crash that killed two others in Wisconsin. Delahoussaye was in the Badger State attending a kicking camp. His high school coach, New Iberia’s Rick Hutson, says he’s thankful his former player only suffered minor injuries…
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According to House Transportation Committee chairman Kenny Havard, lawmakers will likely consider increasing the state’s gasoline tax during the 2017 session. Halen Doughty has more…
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