Universities would be required to implement an action plan to address unplanned teen pregnancies under a proposal approved by the Senate Education Committee. New Orleans Senator Wesley Bishop spent decades working in higher education and says many young women dropped out of school for so-called medical reasons…:
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SB 106 now heads to the full Senate.

The State Fire Marshal’s office is investigating a burning car in DeSoto Parish where the body of a woman was found inside. Fire Marshal Butch Browning says they responded to a call from the Sheriff’s Office at 2 a.m. reporting a vehicle fire on Interstate 49 near Stonewall…:
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Browning says the victim has been identified and they are notifying next of kin before releasing her name to the public.

The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival is underway in The Big Easy.
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Governor John Bel Edwards today announced Graphic Packaging International will make a combined $274 million dollar capital investment in Northeast Louisiana and develop a folding carton plant and logistics center in Monroe. He says the company will continue to invest in its paper mill in West Monroe, retaining over 800 jobs and the new project creating 93 new jobs.