US Senator John Kennedy says progress is being made to help an estimated six-thousand Louisiana residents who have not been able to access recovery dollars because they received a Small Business Administration loan following the 2016 floods. Kennedy says he had a productive meeting with U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson…
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President Trump signed a law last October that closes the duplication of benefits loophole. But HUD has yet to release the guidance required.

LSU announces freshman guard Javonte Smart can play in the SEC Tournament. The school says Smart fully cooperated and participated in a joint investigation with LSU and NCAA officials and after multiple interviews no evidence was found that Smart committed any violations. The Tigers take on Florida in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament at noon.

Louisiana’s Division of Administration is trying to recover 26-million dollars mistakenly sent to about 66-thousand taxpayers. These individuals received their state tax refunds twice, because of a computer system error. The problem has been fixed and since most of the money went into accounts as a direct deposit, the state believes the money can be quickly recovered.

A Caddo Parish manhunt ended Thursday when the suspect was found dead in a Shreveport home. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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