As the new school year is right around the corner, about one in three students who thought they would receive a voucher to attend a private school are now on a waiting list. The state cut the voucher program by 2.5 million dollars for the 2016-2017 school year because of Louisiana’s massive budget deficit. President of the Louisiana Federation for Children Ann Duplessis says hopefully legislators will fix this soon…:
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Duplessis says these students could be forced to go to some of the worst schools.

The Louisiana Lottery is calling 2016 the year of the jackpot as once again we’re seeing a huge prize up for grabs tomorrow. The Powerball is up to an estimated $478 million dollars with a $330 million dollar cash payout. But that still isn’t close to January’s record Powerball jackpot, which was worth nearly $1.6 billion.

Attorney General Loretta Lynch told law enforcement today that they plan to help Baton rouge in overcoming the shooting tragedies that have occurred over the past several weeks. She thanked officers for their service and said she was impressed by the response to the shooting of law enforcement officers. An official for Lynch says the Department of Justice is not going to be announcing new findings into the federal investigation into the police shooting death of Alton Sterling.

Movie makers are still interested in taking their business to Hollywood South, according to industry leaders. business agent for a New Orleans film workers union, Cory Parker, says even though lawmakers capped the film tax credit program last year, Louisiana still has one of the best movie incentives in the nation. He hopes legislators will see this and reverse course…:
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He says some smaller productions are coming to the Bayou State again, likely seeking the qualified film professionals here.