A report from 24/7 Wall Street ranks New Orleans and Baton Rouge among the most segregated cities in the country. Jeff Palermo has more…

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A staffer for House Majority Whip Steve Scalise has criticized Alabama Congressman Mo Brooks for using audio of the shooting on members of congress in a campaign ad. The ad features audio from the gunfire at the Virginia ballpark and notes Brooks came to the aid of those wounded in the shooting.

UL-Lafayette will pay a $100-thousand fine for animal abuse at its New Iberia research center, but Sop Animal Exploitation Now says that’s not enough. Co-founder Michael Budkie says there are multiple occurrences of monkeys being neglected or killed at that campus.

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University spokesperson Kathleen Thames says these incidents occurred as part of routine housing and care.

Twelve million dollars from a Volkswagen settlement will be used to replace old diesel fueled school busses with propane powered busses. Randy Hayden with the Louisiana Propane Gas Association says East Baton Rouge has already started making the change after losing 168 vehicles in last year’s flood.

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