11:30 AM Newscast

Republicans are split on how they view the budget battle that ended with a renewal of a portion of the one point four billion dollars in expiring taxes. Matt Doyle has the story.

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The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame gets a little bigger this weekend. Among the inductees, Louie Cook, who served eight seasons as an offensive coordinator for the Ragin’ Cajuns. CEO and President of the Hall’s foundation, Ronnie Rantz says he’s got an impressive resume.

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Louisiana is no longer leading the nation for incarcerations. That distinction is now locked up by Oklahoma.  Governor John Bel Edwards addressed the latest research that showed the numbers indicating prison populations are going down in the state. The governor says the change has also produced financial savings.

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The governor says a report outlining the savings will be available sometime next month.

 

A conservation coalition led by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, or PEER, is filing a lawsuit to protect the Louisiana Black Bear. Black bears were recently delisted from the List of Threatened and Endangered Wildlife, but PEER General Counsel Paula Dinerstein says the black bear’s habitat is at risk now that federal restrictions have been lifted.

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