18:30 Newscast June 26

Students who attend seven of the nine schools that make up the University of Louisiana System will pay higher fees for school next fall. The increase will cost students an extra 108-dollars on average. But UL System President Doctor Jim Henderson says college students will pay less for their education this year, because TOPS is fully funded.
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One of four suspects in a brutal New Orleans beating and robbery has been arrested. Police say 21-year-old Dejuan Paul of Kenner surrendered under suspicion of second degree robbery. NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison says two victims from Boston were in town visiting when the incident occurred on Saturday night.

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Authorities say they have identified the remaining suspects and encourage them to come forward.

The LSU AgCenter will use a nearly one million grant from the USDA to study what could be impacting honeybee colonies. Entomologist Kristen Healy says one possible factor is mites, because they transmit pathogens to the bees, like the deformed wing virus.
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Healy says it’s important to protect the bee population because one out of every three bites of food we eat relies on bees for pollination.

A lot of LSU fans rushed Omaha just in time for Game One of the championship series of the College World Series. Baton Rouge resident Jacques Berry decided shortly after the Tigers beat Oregon State on Saturday that he wanted to be at the CWS in person.

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Game Two is tomorrow night at 7.