U-S Senator John Kennedy says he’s keeping a finger on the pulse of the upcoming Governor’s race. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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A man suspected of shooting a woman during a carjacking in Baton Rouge during the overnight hours was shot by police about an hour later in Woodville, Mississippi at a gas station. The extent of the injuries to the suspect is not known. The woman wounded in Baton Rouge was found on the interstate around 2 AM.

With the start of July, a new fiscal year is underway and that means more money for K-12 education and public school teachers. And Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says after a decade of higher ed funding decreases, the state has turned a corner…
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Higher Ed Commissioner Kim Hunter Reed says that’s two years in a row for higher ed funding increases.

Louisiana wildlife and fisheries is doing its part to build up the alligator snapping turtle population, which is on the verge of being declared an endangered or threatened species. Fourteen alligator snapping turtles were released in Caldwell Parish. LDWF biologist Charles Battaglia says it may not seem like the turtles serve a huge role, but fishermen see the value…
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