Governor John Bel Edwards will propose a budget to lawmakers today that calls for increased spending on education. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says the investment into education is something the governor has pushed for years and now the state is in position to do so…
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Dardenne says the budget will also propose cuts so that more dollars can go towards education.

Authorities have identified the three people killed in yesterday’s small plane crash in Jackson Parish. Robert Gilliam of Minden was the pilot and his passengers were Chris Mudd and Wade Williams, both from Shreveport-Bossier. The single-engine Cessna was heading from Jackson, Mississippi to Shreveport when it crashed north of Chatham.

The state health department says norovirus is to blame for an outbreak of stomach related illnesses in the Lake Charles area. Doctor Frank Welch with the state office of public health says symptoms include vomiting and diarrhea…
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Many of the people who got sick attended a Mardi Gras Ball at L’auberge casino in Lake Charles.

Natchitoches Police say the three suspects responsible for last week’s double-homicide on Short Seventh street are behind bars. Officer John Greely credits the public’s help in nabbing 22-year-old Jaleel Tousant
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Greely says three family members who were harboring Tousant were also arrested. 17-year-old Daerieon Latchie and 21-year-old Jessie James Petite were also charged with first-degree murder.