Lawmakers approved a 20% pay raise for State Troopers today during a Joint Legislative Budget Committee meeting…
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Production for a $65 million dollar start-up auto maker that will produce new three-wheeled vehicles in Shreveport will be delayed once again. Elio Motors had expected to start production in March, now founde Paul Elio says it will be in the first half of 2016.
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A hostage situation in Evangeline Parish turned deadly with the suspect being shot and killed by police. They say the unidentified man took his girlfriend hostage in a trailer park in Pine Prairie. State Police Master Trooper Brooks David says the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s office got the call from a neighbor…
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The female hostage was screaming she about to be killed, but she was able to escape.

A governor’s candidate forum was held in Baton Rouge today, and the four candidates discussed what needs to be done for Louisiana. Front-runner Senator David Vitter says one of his priorities would be to develop a targeted highway building plan…
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All four announced candidates attended today’s forum.