A Louisiana Department of Education study group finds a significant increase in the number of students completing the application for federal financial assistance. Educational Technology Consultant Stephanie Marcum attributes this jump to cuts in funding to the TOPS scholarship program…:
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The rate of kids completing the FASFA form increased by 24-percent from last year.

State Police say nearly two million dollars worth of drugs are off the streets of Central Louisiana as the result of the arrest of an Alexandria man. Trooper Scott Moreau says earlier this month detectives began investigating 37-year-old Derrick Felton for distribution of methamphetamine and he was taken into custody during a traffic stop.:
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Moreau says they also seized over 100-thousand dollars worth of cocaine and 67-thousand dollars in cash.

Two University of Oklahoma Students have been arrested for breaking into Tiger Stadium. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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The Department of Transportation announced construction will begin this summer in West Monroe to widen a 3.2 mile stretch of Arkansas Road between LA 143 and Caldwell Road. DOTD Spokesperson Marshall Hill says this is a long time coming…:
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Hill says four round-a-bouts will also be added at major intersections.