The last of the final goodbyes to the three recently slain Baton Rouge Police officers took place today as Corporal Montrell Jackson is laid to rest. Michelle Southern reports..:
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After a lengthy meeting of the LHSAA executive committee, it’s been decided that Eddie Bonine will remain as the executive director of the association that oversees high school sports. Bonine apologized for the statement he made in a report to the NFHS that referred to the LHSAA as a proverbial dumpster fire.

Lawmakers will likely consider a bill to increase the state’s gasoline tax, when they meet for the 2017 fiscal session. That’s according to Representative Kenny Havard, who serves as chair of the House Transportation Committee and sits on the newly-formed Transportation Taskforce. Havard says there are not enough funds to address the $12 billion backlog for transportation maintenance, much less new projects…:
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Louisiana’s 20-cent gas tax ranks 41 in the nation.

LSU kicker Colby Delahoussaye returns to New Iberia today after surviving a fatal wreck in Wisconsin that killed two others. Delahoussaye’s coach at New Iberia High, Rick Hutson, says Delahoussaye suffered injuries that require more medical attention..:
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