State Police say they have arrested a Baton Rouge man who allegedly struck and killed a 12-year-old boy during a police chase. Michelle Southern reports.
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Former LSU band director Roy King has reached a settlement with the university over his firing. King was part of the Tiger Band Program for 18 years, but he was terminated last year after a four-month internal investigation. King’s attorney says he’s happy it’s settled and he’s looking forward to moving on.

Baton Rouge Representative Franklin Foil’s attempt to make it harder for students to get a TOPS scholarship, by raising the GPA requirement, has been tabled for the session. Foil says he proposed the bill, because the cost of the taxpayer scholarship continues to escalate….
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Foil says the legislature is forming a task force to examine TOPS, so he’ll look at their findings, before proposing changes next year.

After first forecasting a below-average hurricane season, researchers at Colorado State University have upped their seasonal outlook and now predict a more active season. The revised forecast calls for 13 named storms. State Climatologist Barry Keim says Louisiana has not seen a hurricane make landfall in four years…:
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