The first major attempt to pass a tax bill to plug a portion of the state budget gap comes up a few votes short and the House is expected to try again today. Michael Farrar has more.
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An 11-year-old was killed on Sunday during a police chase with authorities in Opelousas. Cops are looking for two unidentified males, who were with the 11-year-old girl, before the car she drove slammed into an embankment. The girl’s family say she left home with these men without telling her parents and when police came upon their truck, the two suspects fled.

Thousands of American flags have been planted on the grounds in front of the State Capitol to remember the 11-thousand Louisianans who died while protecting our country since the Revoultionary War. Alex Juan, with the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs on who brought the flags there…
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Gold Star Families then took time to plant the flags in front of the captiol.

LSU made an unexpected run in the SEC Tournament and ended up in the championship game before losing to Ole Miss 9-1. Tiger Rag Associate Editor James Moran says LSU’s pitching was not good in conference play, but it was great during the SEC Tourney….
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LSU will play in an NCAA Regional this weekend away from Alex Box Stadium for the first time since 2010.