The Washington Post reports the U.S. Department of Justice will not charge the two Baton Rouge Police officers who were involved in the shooting death of Alton Sterling last July. Legal analyst Tim Meche says the D-O-J’s ruling is consistent with the opinion of many lawyers he’s spoken with…
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Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry can still investigate this case to see if state charges apply.

Three bills that seek to reduce Louisiana’s highest-in-the-nation incarceration rate were approved by a Senate committee today. The proposed laws would shorten sentences for some non-violent offenders and expand opportunities for probation and parole. Edwards’ says changes are needed, because the state is spending too much money on its prison population.

Democratic New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has been named a potential 2020 presidential contender by a New York Times Report. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says it’s too early to guess who could be on the ballot. He says Landrieu could be influential in the party but doesn’t have name recognition outside of the Bayou State.
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The number of high school students completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is the highest in the state’s history. Assistant Superintendent for the Office of Student Opportunity Ken Bradford says students are already at a 51-percent completion rate and the deadline to fill out the form is still two months away…:
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The national average for FAFSA completion is 55-percent.