A south Louisiana lawmaker believes a student should not be punished if he or she opts out from taking the Common Core exam. Scott Carwile has the story…:
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The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s office says an ATV crash over the weekend in Central claimed the life of a 6-year-old little boy and sent another child to a hospital. They say a group was riding on the four wheeler when the adult driver lost control and the vehicle flipped.

A group of lawmakers and stakeholders in the movie industry will look at a way to improve the state’s film tax credit program this week as the Louisiana-shot blockbuster “Focus” opened Friday night. New Orleans Senator JP Morrell says they aren’t trying to ditch the program but there are issues with it that need to be addressed…:
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Economic impact numbers revealed Focus filmed here for 43 days and spent over $8.3 million on local labor at in-state businesses and on location.

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s office says a woman admitted to shooting and killing her husband, a Covington area physician, after the two got into a heated argument over the weekend. There have been no arrests in the death of Dr. Wayne Breen but the investigation is ongoing.