The US Justice Department has decided against filing federal charges against the officers involved in Alton Sterling’s death, but Sterling’s family hopes the state comes to a different conclusion. Halen Doughty has more…
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It was a peaceful night last night in Baton Rouge, but there was a driving rain storm. Governor John Bel Edwards has this message for those who plan to protest…
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Governor Edwards is urging legislators in the House to reduce the size of cuts that’s been approved by the Appropriations Committee. Next year’s spending plan will be debated on the House floor today and the proposed budget as it stands now allocates 235-million dollars less to the Department of Health than what the governor recommended. LDH Secretary Rebekah Gee says although the Health department has a big budget, it doesn’t mean it’s full of waste…
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Gee says House Republicans never asked her about the implications of the proposed cuts.

Also at the capitol, quite a bit of discussion in the halls over the Department of Justice’s decision not to pursue civil rights charges in the Alton Sterling case. New Orleans Senator Karen Peterson is calling on Attorney General Jeff Landry to gather all of the facts to see if state criminal charges apply…
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