There is a huge $500 million jackpot for tonight’s Powerball drawing. Some residents we talked with have specific ideas on what that would mean if they won a half billion dollars…
CUT 8 (07) Q: ‘with the military’
The odds of winning? About 175 million to one.

Five hundred million dollars would come in handy for the state, since Governor Bobby Jindal and state lawmakers are trying to figure out how to prevent a $400 million dollar cut in state funding for higher education. One idea being kicked around in dealing with a one-point-six billion dollar shortfall, is limiting the size of tax credits in certain cases…
CUT 14 (11) Q: ‘for the difference’
That’s State Senate President John Alario.
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Tragedy strikes in Calcasieu Parish, as a three year-old accidentally shoots herself with one the family’s guns. Authorities say the father was cleaning his guns and suddenly had to depart for work, leaving the weapons out. The dad did call the mom to tell her to put them away, but by the time she got home, it was too late. Sheriff Tony Mancuso says, for now, no charges have been filed.
CUT 11 (07) Q: “and we’ll see”
The little girl was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Serious charges are facing a Houma man, after 4 new born puppies were found dead in a home, including one with a severed head. Police Chief Todd Duplantis says the live-in boyfriend of the woman who owned the puppies got into an argument with her, and when she left the residence to calm down, she returned, made the discovery, and called police…
CUT 5 (05) Q: “years on this”
Fifty-two year-old Richie Kiffe (KEEF)was arrested on four counts of aggrevated cruety to animals.