Governor John Bel Edwards was on hand for the groundbreaking on Graphic Packaging International’s new folding carton plant in Monroe. Edwards says this expansion will create more jobs throughout north Louisiana.

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The facility will be six times the size of the Mercedes Benz Superdome.

The Senate Education committee approves a proposal that would require universities to make an action plan to prevent unplanned pregnancies. New Orleans Senator Wesley Bishop spent decades working in higher ed, and he says only 40 percent of teen mothers finish high school, and just two percent complete college by age 30.

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The proposal now heads to the full Senate.

The State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a body was found in a burning car in DeSoto Parish. The victim has been identified as Kelly Jo Brunettin of Frierson. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says her vehicle was the only one at the scene and the investigation is ongoing.

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He says the discovery was made around 2 a.m. this morning on Interstate 49.

The Storm Prediction Center is calling for an enhanced risk of severe weather for northwest Louisiana tomorrow. C.S. Ross with the National Weather Service in Shreveport says a cold front will bring the potential for severe weather as early as Saturday afternoon.

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Forecasters say the severe weather threat will shift to the eastern side of the state after midnight on Saturday.