As the Louisiana filmed “Focus” opened over the weekend, a group of lawmakers is looking at ways we can improve the film tax credits in the state. Michelle Southern reports…

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The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office says a woman fatally shot her husband yesterday morning in Folsom. Authorities say Kacie Breen confessed to shooting her husband, Dr. Wayne Breen, after the two got into an altercation. No information has been released as to what prompted the violence. No charges have been filed at this time and the investigation is ongoing.

Students will begin Common Core exams in two weeks and Abbeville Representative Bob Hensgens has introduced a bill that will prohibit penalties if a student decides to opt out of testing. Education Superintendent John White says they will address opt-outs when they see how many students actually opt-out of the exams. But Hensgens says it shouldn’t be left up to White to determine if penalties should be levied if someone decides not to take the Common Core tests…

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NBC’s hit show “The Voice” continues its blind auditions tonight and Louisiana already has ties to three contestants who have made it through. One is 22-year-old Rob Taylor, from Donaldsonville, who says one of the things that influences him the most musically from Louisiana is that styles here are so eclectic…

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Also making it through, Chalmette’s Tonya Boyd-Cannon and New Orleans native Meghan Linsey.