11:30 Newscast, January 26th, 2017

A GoFundMe account has been set up for Michael Louviere (Lou-v-air), the Westwego police officer who was fatally shot in Jefferson Parish last week. Reese d’Aquin (DAH-can) is a lifelong friend of the cop and he created a video for the fundraising page telling the story of Louviere’s life…:
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He says the page has raised $52,000 for Louviere’s family in 5 days.

Lawmakers are currently meeting to hear the details of the internal audit claiming there was questionable spending within the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries under then-Secretary Robert Barham. In his testimony, Barham says suggestions that there were systemic problems couldn’t be further from the truth. He calls the audit the worst case of Monroe Morning Quarterback he’s ever seen.

The Governor’s Office says Representative Lance Harris’ budget cutting plan would close hospitals, release of inmates, and majorly cut public schools…:
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The LSU men’s basketball team suffered a historic loss last night to Florida. It was the Tigers worst loss at home since 1963, as the Gators devoured the Tigers 106-71. Tiger Rag Editor Cody Worsham believes Johnny Jones’ days are numbered as head coach…:
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