We should get a sense after today whether the third special session called by Governor John Bel Edwards will be successful. Votes on sales tax bills that would generate 500-million dollars in revenue will take place today. Also, the governor’s monthly call-in show is at 2 PM, where he’s expected to announce the future of Louisiana National Guard troops at the Mexico border.

And at 1:30 this afternoon, one of the nation’s top high school products announces where he’ll attend college. Derek Stingley Junior from Dunham High School in Baton Rouge will make his decision known on Twitter at 1:30 PM. His Dad, Derek Stingley Senior, says his son wants a college where he’ll be comfortable on the football field and off…
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Stingley was recently ranked as the top prospect overall by Rivals-dot-com.

A Monroe man who spent 41 years in prison serving a life sentence for murder is now a free man. Kevin Barnhart has more…
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A major employer near the town of Simsboro in Lincoln Parish is expected to lay off about 200 employees next month. Ardagh Glass says the layoffs will take effect July 23rd. Simsboro Mayor Sybil Foster says the move will hit the community hard.
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Ardagh Glass produces glass containers and many of the manufacturers they work with are switching to plastic.