4:30 PM Newscast

A global tech giant will keep it’s headquarters in Monroe through 2025. Matt Doyle has more.

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Researchers from LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication release their findings from the 2019 Louisiana Survey.  It indicates education and transportation are two of the top concerns, and that public confidence in government to tackle these problems remains low.  Also, 47% of residents feel the state is heading in the right direction, which is up from 39% last year.

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Deputies arrested a Cut Off man accused of stealing thousands from a youth baseball league.  40-year-old Blaine Curole was the president of the league from 2015 until 2017.  Lt. Brennan Matherne says when Curole turned over financial records to the league’s board, there were discrepancies…

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Matherne says the investigation continues and more charges could be coming for Curole.

The state needs new voting machines and a big election is coming up as we’ll vote on statewide offices and who will represent us at the State Capitol. Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin says he expects later this year they will re-do the bid process as they attempt to legally find a vendor that can supply the state with new voting machines. He says interested vendors will have the opportunity to present what they can offer…

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