Today Former-FBI Director James Comey is expected to testify before a US Senate committee. Halen Doughty spoke with Louisiana’s junior US Senator…:
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Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says, as the legislative session ends today, it’s been quite lackluster. The exception, he says, is the criminal justice reform package that passed…:
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Lawmakers from both the House and Senate are meeting behind closed doors trying to reach a compromise on the budget before today’s 6pm session deadline. Higher Ed Commissioner Joe Rallo says says it looks like lawmakers plan to fully fund TOPS next fiscal year. But he says the House proposed withholding two percent of the revenue forecast in case of shortfalls which would mean a $19 million cut to colleges..:
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He says all of the uncertainty surrounding TOPS and higher ed funding in Louisiana could impact enrollment numbers.

Three Jennings men are in big trouble for allegedly shooting alligators from the bed of a pickup truck. That’s according to Adam Einck with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries…:
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The three are 24-year-old Rhett Guidry, 19-year-old Dodie Bouley, and 23-year-old Kyle Thibodaux.