07:30 Newscast, March 15th, 2017

Plans to replace the Affordable Care Act are dominating conversations in Washington. Jeff Palermo has more on the proposal…:
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Today Governor John Bel Edwards is schedule to cut the ribbon for the McKay Automotive Training Center at Baton Rouge Community College. Then he will appear on his monthly call in radio show, “Ask The Governor” beginning at 2pm. Edwards will be joined in studio today by special guest Pat Forbes, executive director of the Office of Community Development.

Arrests are anticipated in the case of a Westminster Christian Academy student who hung a noose at the school’s baseball field. St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says three white boys and three black boys, all teammates, got into a huge argument…:
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He says the only 18 year old in the group is accused of fashioning the noose which is a felony. But right now both victims and suspects are refusing to speak without attorneys.

Southeastern Louisiana University revamps its offerings for the summer semester by lowering tuition cost and adding high demanded courses. Director of Marketing and Admissions Mike Rivault says they wanted to have a wider variety of classes available for current students and students home for the summer from other universities…:
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For more information visit southeastern.edu/summersmart.