Legislation that authorizes the use of the rainy day fund to address a 304-million dollar midyear budget deficit is heading to the Senate floor. Senate President John Alario says dipping into the state’s savings account will stave off cuts to colleges, public schools and child services programs…:
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But several House Republicans do not support using the rainy day fund and support cutting more dollars on the state budget.

Baton Rouge Attorney Jill Craft is attempting to prevent a hearing that seeks to expel state senator Troy Brown, who has recently been convicted twice on domestic abuse charges. Craft says if the hearing takes place, Brown will not be able to review and contest evidence against him.

A police report could not find any witnesses that heard Baton Rouge state judge Mike Erwin use a racial slur towards a woman regarding a seat at the bar. And Erwin says he never used the “N” word. The woman appeared in Judge Erwin’s courtroom in 2010 for a traffic case, but community activist Daniel Banguel says that’s not why Kaneitra Johnson made these alleagations…
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It’s unknown if the Louisiana Judiciary commission will investigate this incident.

A new investigation discovery series begins tonight featuring former Shreveport homicide detective Rod Demery. Demery says he became a cop, because his mother was murdered at a young age and his brother was convicted in separate homicide. He says the show has been a therpeutic experience…
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