Polls are open across the state for today’s election. Scott Carwile reports…:
CUT 1 (29) “reporting”

The state department of education says 44-percent of students in the voucher program reached a “basic” achievement level on standardized tests last year. That’s up from 42-percent the year prior. The state also says 23 of the 125 participating voucher schools did not perform well enough to accept new voucher students next year.

The man accused of killing two teenage girls and injuring a third in Breaux Bridge last week remains hospitalized in guarded condition and is reportedly refusing to speak to police. 32-year-old Jeremy Abraham faces several charges including two counts of vehicular homicide. Master Trooper Brooks David says has yet to be charged in the incident…:
CUT 3 (11) “on those charges”
There are unconfirmed reports that Abraham, an army veteran who served in Iraq and Kuwait, may have suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s office says they have arrested the niece of a 66-year-old woman who was found dead in her home in July. They say 54-year-old Sarah F Parker of Sulphur, who made the original 911 call, was developed as a suspect after she apparently told other people the details of the murder. The victim is identified as Pamela Parker.