Someone in Eunice hit the Powerball jackpot when they bought a ticket worth 1919 million dollars. Louisiana Lottery Spokesperson Kim Chopin says the winning ticket was sold at Brownie’s on West Maple Ave. She says the Louisiana Lottery gives the store a bonus for selling jackpot winning tickets.
Cut 5 (10) “calculated”
Chopin says if the winner decides to take the cash value of the jackpot, they will receive 119-million dollars.

Police say the man who murdered a woman in Pineville last week is the same person who allegedly killed and burned two people in a ditch off Old Boyce Road the same day. Rapides Sheriff William Hilton says Matthew Sonnier faces multiple charges of first degree murder and his sister was also arrested. He says Ebony Sonnier’s charges could result in the death penalty for the death of the two men found burned in a ditch.
Cut 10 (10) “criminal conspiracy”

Nearly 25-percent of new jobs created in Louisiana were in the tourism industry. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says this is one industry that has huge growth potential in all corners of Louisiana.
Cut 13 (12) “their communities.”
Over six-thousand new travel related jobs were created in the last 12 months, based on data from the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The Board of Regents is requesting 192 million dollars more in state funding for public colleges in 2018. The money would go straight to the four college systems as they suffered budget cuts for years. It’s unlikely the request will be granted by lawmakers or Governor Edwards because the legislature is still looking at how to stop from falling off a 1 billion dollar fiscal cliff.