The Monumental Task Committee is slamming the removal of the Robert E Lee statue in New Orleans. In a statement, the group asserts the city heads into its Tricentennial more divided and less historic than ever — and compares the taking down of four Confederate era monuments to ISIS tactics. Mayor Mitch Landrieu said The Civil War is over, the Confederacy lost and the city is better for it.

The Senate is committed to fully funding the TOPS scholarship program, despite budget troubles, according to President John Alario. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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A bill heading to the Senate will require that police officers receive at least 400 hours of basic training and….
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That’s Baton Rouge Representative Ted James, who wrote the bill in response to the police shooting of Alton Sterling. James says law enforcement is in support of the legislation.

Governor John Bel Edwards is going to speak this morning at the graduation of the 2017 class of Louisiana Tech. The school will also be celebrating its 100,000th graduate during the spring commencement ceremony.

Safe boating week begins today, and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is going to be out in full force on waterways. LDWF spokesman Adam Einck says it’s important to remember three things when out on the water…:
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