A bill is heading to the House floor that would use only $74 million from the rainy day fund to close a $304 million midyear deficit. Jeff Palermo reports…:
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Governor John Bel Edwards said on his radio show Wednesday that he believes state Senator Troy Brown, twice convicted of domestic abuse, should resign…:
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An expulsion hearing for Brown is slated for Monday.

The National Safety Council finds motor vehicle deaths in 2016 rose 6-percent nationally from last year and in Louisiana they’ve increased by five-percent since 2014. Ken Kolosh (Koe-lahsh(with the NSC says young drivers are more distracted, and alcohol is also a problem. He encourages law makers to address impairment:
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He says the concern with young motorists is that they are texting and using social media behind the wheel in higher-than-ever numbers.

Teen mothers are seeing better pregnancy and parenting outcomes thanks to a program by Children’s Coalition for Northeast Louisiana called Jus4me. United Healthcare Community Plan of Louisiana CEO Allison Young says of the 89-percent of young mothers who participated…:
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