Louisiana’s US Senators seem to be on board with President Donald Trump’s nominee to the US Supreme Court, D-C based federal appellate judge Brett Kavanaugh. Bill Cassidy says Kavanaugh’s track record on past decisions, compares favorably with the newest justice, Neil Gorsuch…
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Junior Louisiana Senator John Kennedy says Kavanaugh has an impressive resume, but a confirmation hearing needs to happen first before he fully supports the president’s nomation.

State Police say one of their troopers was shot during a traffic stop in Baton Rouge early this morning. The trooper sustained a minor injury and a noncompliant passenger in the vehicle was also shot and hospitalized….
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Senior Trooper Bryan Lee says the search is on for two individuals who fled from the vehicle after gunfire was exchanged.

This year’s LEAP Test results are in, and average scores are up one percent over the 2016-2017 school year. The percentage of students in the 3rd through 8th grade who scored mastery level or above is 34 percent. Only 21 percent of African American students scored mastery level or above, and Superintendent of Education John White says this needs to be a major focus going forward.
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The state department of corrections says the savings from the 2017 criminal justice reform laws has doubled previous projections. Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc credits new programs to help nonviolent offenders get out of the system faster if they achieve certain benchmarks….
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The state says the savings from last year fiscal year total 12-million dollars.