Changes could be coming to TOPS, as the Board of Regents will make recommendations to change the scholarship program next month. Higher Ed commissioner Joe Rallo says they’re looking at ways to change how the scholarship is awarded.

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Rallo says another possibility would be to award freshmen 80-percent of their tuition and increase the amount each year.

Crews begin cleaning up Charity Hospital in New Orleans today, as the historic building has been unused since Hurricane Katrina. Jerry Jones with LSU Health New Orleans says all the equipment is rusted and not usable, so it will have to be stripped and used as scrap metal.

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The process is expected to take around 6 months.

A Pierre Part man is behind bars after accidentally texting an Assumption Parish Sheriff’s Deputy to arrange a drug deal. Commander Lonny Cavalier says 39-year-old Dwayne Hebert was arrested with two firearms along with crystal meth. He says this really is an unusual case.

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Hebert’s bond has not been set.

After last weekend’s freeze, many people are asking what can be done about their damaged plants. LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill says even if your plant has signs of damage, it might not be dead.

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Gill says if your plant is okay, just prune the affected areas.