A new poll shows incumbent Vance McAllister in a very competitive race for the 5th Congressional district seat. Jeff Palermo reports…

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Governor Bobby Jindal is seeking an injunction that would keep state education leaders from using testing materials tied to Common Core in the state’s public schools. This move seeks to prohibit BESE and the Department of Education from using any standardized tests designed through an association with Common Core. The injunction request was filed in state district court today.

The Morgan City Police Department says more arrests could be coming in the cruelty to the infirm case which put a 22-year-old woman behind bars this week. Assistant Chief Mark Griffin says they identified one suspect, Bethany Daigle, who is also accused of using the victim’s debit card…

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Griffin says Daigle is charged with cruelty to the infirm, exploitation of the infirm and felony unauthorized use of an access card.

After an investigation, the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 25-year-old New Iberia man on charges of attempted first degree murder and home invasion. Arneze Jack was booked into the Iberia Parish Jail for the incident which occurred in New Iberia. No bond has been set at this time.