The Powerball jackpot has grown to a gigantic $500 million for tonight’s drawing. Have you thought about what you’d do if you win? …
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He’s been the legendary Voice of the Tigers for the past 35 years, and now Jim Hawthorne says he is ready to hang up the headphones; announcing his retirement at the end of the LSU basketball season next year. Athletic Director Joe Aleva says Hawthorne will be missed. LSU will start a nation-wide search for Jim Hawthorne’s successor in the spring.
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Discussions continue between Governor Bobby Jindal and state lawmakers on how to prevent a 400-million dollar cut in state funding for higher education. Republican State Senate President John Alario says one option would be to limit the size of tax credits, especially when the credit is more than what the person or business pays in taxes…
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The state faces a one-point-six billion dollar revenue shortfall for this coming fiscal year.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s office says a three year old child is dead after she accidentally shot herself with one of the family’s guns. Sheriff Tony Mancuso says the father was cleaning his guns and suddenly had to leave for work. He says the dad called the mom and told her to put the guns away when she got home, but it was too late…:
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No charges have been filed at this time.