Criminal justice reform will be a big topic in the legislative session, and a statewide poll finds broad support for some proposals. Jeff Palermo has more from the survey out of LSU…
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New Orleans has opened up the bidding process to take down three Confederate monuments in the city and only one bidder, Cuzan Services Limited, submitted a proposal for 600-thousand dollars. That’s three times more than the Crescent City budgeted for.

Some communities that were pelted with severe thunderstorms and tornadoes earlier this week are still monitoring rivers that have yet to crest. Stephen Carboni with the National Weather Service says areas in Central Louisiana saw as much as 10 inches of rain during the event. But he says there is some good news as the forecast over the next several days looks decent.
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A North Louisiana man who murdered his longtime girlfriend and a prominent business woman has been sentenced to life in prison. Caddo Assistant DA Brittney Green says 59-year-old Mark Colby was found guilty of second degree murder. She says Colby shot Angela Godly 5 times in their home in 2014 and had a history of violence.
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Several days after the shooting, Colby was arrested in Mexico.