The US Senate will work the first two weeks of August instead of recessing to try and reach an agreement on the healthcare bill. US Senator John Kennedy says Democrats want the federal government to regulate healthcare, but he doesn’t think that’s what the people want.

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Kennedy says he cannot support a single-payer healthcare system.

Candidates qualified today for the state treasurer race. Former-Commissioner of Administration Angele Davis is one of those. She says after working under two different administrations, she has the know how to address the state’s fiscal woes.

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Election Day is October 14.

One-third of Louisiana students scored mastery on the 2017 LEAP test. That’s according to state education superintendent John White, who says this is a four percent increase from 2015 in ELA, math and science. He says it’s good news those gains have remained steady this year.

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English scores rose 5 percent in the last two years, while math and science saw a two percent increase.

Former “Sons of Guns” star Will Hayden pleaded no contest to two rape charges in Livingston Parish today. Hayden was sentenced to life in prison for an aggravated rape charge and 10 years for aggravated incest. The new sentences come after Hayden received a life sentence in April for aggravated rape and forcible rape in East Baton Rouge Parish.