The fiscal cliff is officially gone as the Revenue Estimating Conference recognized 500-million dollars in revenue that will be used to shield TOPS, public colleges and most state agencies from cuts after July 1st. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne led the meeting, one day after the governor signed a new sales tax bill into law…
Following the discovery of 20-year-old girl dead in her home in Fordoche, her ex-boyfriend is now in custody. Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff Bud Torres says 21 year old Eric Duhon Junior was arrested last night and booked this morning, charged with second-degree murder in the death of Madeline Falgout.
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Investigators say a family member discovered Falgout inside her home on yesterday.
The Bossier Educational Excellence Fund has grown to over $50 million. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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46-year-old Tracey Govan who struck and killed a Sterlington police officer, David Elahi with his car in 2016 was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. Prosecutors say Govan was intoxicated, because two hours later he blew a .062 blood alcohol level, but Scott says thats not above the legal limit.