West Feliciana Parish Sheriff Brian Spillman says the mother of 20-year-old Steven Harris’s son has been arrested in connection with the shooting death of the former Southern University student. Harris was reported missing on July 17^th when he didn’t return for a custody hearing for his one-and-a-half-year-old son. His body was found in Mississippi on Tuesday. 21-year-old Allyah Martin, along with 20-year-old Calajia (Cah-lie-ah) Jack (F) and 21-year-old Derek Terrell Hollins face a charge of conspiracy to commit murder. Martin, Jack, and Hollins allegedly lured Harris to a party but took him to Wilkinson County. Spillman expects the three to be charged with murder in Mississippi.

Phase Two of the Sun Bucks program begins issuing benefits this week.  The federal money goes to low-income families to cover increased summer time food costs. DCFS Economic Stability Director Timothy Jenkins says 75-thousand EBT cards will go out each week

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A US Senate health committee is investigating Steward Health’s financial mismanagement, a committee co-chaired by Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy. Brooke Thorington has more.

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Talk of a special session next month so that lawmakers can then vote to hold a constitutional convention…is dead. Lapolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says changes to the constitution could be needed to respond to this potential budget deficit, but legislative leaders still might not want to take the dramatic step of holding a constitutional convention…

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Three arrests have been made in the shooting death of 20-year-old Steven Harris, the former Southern University student who was reported missing on July 17^th when he didn’t return for a custody hearing for his one-and-a-half-year-old son. His body was found in Mississippi days later. West Feliciana Parish Sheriff Brian Spillman says they’ve arrested the mother of his son, 21-year-old Allyah Martin, along with 20-year-old Calajia (Cah-lie-ah) Jack (F)  and 21-year-old Derek Terrell Hollins, charged with conspiracy to commit murder. Spillman says the three are accused of luring him to a party but taking him to Wilkinson County, where he expects the three will soon be charged with Harris’s murder.

Phase 2 of the state’s SUN Bucks program begins this week. It’s a program that provides a one-time payment of 120-dollars to low-income families who can use the money to help pay for groceries when children are out of school for the summer months. DCFS Economic Stability Director Timothy Jenkins says EBT cards will be sent in waves over the next few weeks…

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The US Senate Health Committee has voted 16-4 to subpoena the CEO of Steward Health, Dr. Richard de la Torra. Committee Co-Chair Senator Bill Cassidy says they are investigating what led to Steward’s bankruptcy which is severely impacting care at hospitals across the country including West Monroe’s Glenwood Regional Medical Center.

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Talk of a special session next month so that lawmakers can vote to hold a constitutional convention…is dead. Lapolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says legislative leaders announced today there are no plans to reconvene in Baton Rouge anytime soon.

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Alford says Senate leaders have shown no interest in holding a constitutional convention this year.

Three people have been arrested in connection with the shooting death of missing former Southern University student, Steven Harris IV whose body was found Tuesday in Wilkinson County Mississippi.  West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s made the arrests.  21-year-old Derek Terrell Hollins, and Jr., 20-year-old Calajia Jack, of St. Francisville, and 21-year-old Allyah Martin of Zachary face charges of conspiracy to commit first degree murder. Hollins also faces a charge of possession of a machine gun. Harris was reported missing by his family on July 17.

The US Senate Health Committee has voted to subpoena the CEO of Steward Health, Dr. Richard de la Torra. Committee Co-Chair Senator Bill Cassidy says they are investigating what led to Steward’s bankruptcy which is severely impacting care at hospitals across the country including West Monroe’s Glenwood Regional Medical Center. What happened at Glenwood is not unique. Cassidy says at a Steward-owned hospital in Massachusetts, a woman died after giving birth…

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Legislative leaders announce there will not be a special session on tax reform this year. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Phase 2 of the state’s SUN Bucks program that provides a one-time payment of 120-dollars to low-income families to help pay for groceries when children are out of school for the summer months. begins this week. DCFS Economic Stability Director Timothy Jenkins says recipients include children who have Medicaid or are part of the FITAP or Kinship Care Subsidy Program.

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Legislative leaders announced today that they will not hold a special session this year, which also means no constitutional convention in 2024. Governor Jeff Landry along with GOP megadonor Lane Grigsby says changes are needed to the constitution to give lawmakers more budget flexibility. But Jeremy Alford of Lapolitics-dot-com says the legislative will is not there…
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Alford says legislators might attempt to address tax reform next year with a package of constitutional amendments.

Phase Two of the Sun Bucks program begins issuing benefits this week. This is federal money that goes to low income residents to help pay for increased food costs, because kids are out of school for the summer. DCFS Economic Stability Director Timothy Jenkins says 75-thousand EBT cards will go out each week and the cards have a one-time payment of 120-dollars on them…
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For more information go to DCFS’s website.

A US Senate health committee is investigating Steward Health’s financial mismanagement, a committee co-chaired by Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Starting last December, law enforcement began enforcing a ban on big rigs on the Interstate 20 construction zone in Bossier City. Louisiana Department of Transportation spokesperson Erin Buchanan says during that time 35-hundred citations have been handed out to truck drivers who continue to drive through that work zone. DOTD recommends truck drivers use I-220, which will add only 15 minutes to their drive time.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is preparing to defend the state’s Ten Commandments Law, which faces a legal challenge. The Ten Commandments are to be displayed in every public-school classroom starting January first. Murrill says the Ten Commandments represent the foundation of our laws and that’s the argument she’ll make to a federal judge…
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The ACLU says displaying the Ten Commandments in classrooms is an unconstitutional religious coercion of students.

Talk of a special session next month so that lawmakers can then vote to hold a constitutional convention…is dead. Lapolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says changes to the constitution could be needed to respond to this potential budget deficit, but legislative leaders still might not want to take the dramatic step of holding a constitutional convention…

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The US Senate Health Committee has voted 16-4 to subpoena the CEO of Steward Health, Dr. Richard de la Torra. Committee Co-Chair Senator Bill Cassidy says Steward’s financial mismanagement has had deadly consequences.

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Glenwood in West Monroe is one of 31 Steward hospitals across the country.

Phase 2 of the state’s SUN Bucks program begins this week. It’s a program that provides a one-time payment of 120-dollars to low-income families who can use the money to help pay for groceries when children are out of school for the summer months. DCFS Economic Stability Director Timothy Jenkins says EBT cards will be sent in waves over the next few weeks…

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The US Senate Health Committee has voted to subpoena the CEO of Steward Health, Dr. Richard de la Torra. Committee Co-Chair Senator Bill Cassidy says they are investigating what led to Steward’s bankruptcy which is severely impacting care at hospitals across the country including West Monroe’s Glenwood Regional Medical Center.
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Due to limited resources at Glenwood, the state forced the facility to operate at one-third of its capacity, which has put a strain on other Monroe area hospitals.

Legislative leaders say they will not hold a constitutional convention this year. Governor Jeff Landry along with GOP megadonor Lane Grigsby says changes are desperately needed to the constitution to give lawmakers more budget flexibility. But Jeremy Alford of Lapolitics-dot-com says the legislative will is not there…
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A new study finds that construction of the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion Project will produce a huge economic impact to the New Orleans region. Sean Richardson has more.
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If you like flying Southwest Airlines out of New Orleans, Houston, Dallas or Jackson, Mississippi, the airline announced today it will soon begin assigning seats to passengers instead of having open seating. The Dallas-based carrier says 80-percent of its customers prefer assigned seats. An end date for open seating has not been announced.

A new study finds the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion would create one-point-nine billion dollars in new sales for Plaquemines Parish and two-point-eight billion dollars for the New Orleans region. The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion will use the Mississippi River to create more land and the Director of Restore the Mississippi River Delta Simone Maloz says the project will not only create land but also economic opportunities…
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But there are concerns this coastal restoration project will have a negative impact on fishing and oyster industries.

Training camp is underway for the the Saints in Irvine, California, and running back Alvin Kamara is at practice, even though he’s looking for a new contract. There was speculation Kamara would not practice until he got a new deal, but the veteran says he did not want to get fined for missing practices
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Kamara is hopeful he’ll sign a new contract before the regular season starts in September.

President Joe Biden addressed the nation last night about his decision to drop out of the 2024 Presidential Race. Biden spoke for about ten minutes and talked about preserving democracy and he boasted about his accomplishments. ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley …
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The Council for the Development of French in Louisiana says 81 teachers from seven countries will teach French and Spanish immersion programs in public schools across the state this school year. CODOFIL spokesperson Matt Mick….
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Mick says some immersion programs have been around for more than three decades.

Talk of a special session next month so that lawmakers can then vote to hold a constitutional convention…is dead. Lapolitics.com publisher Jeremy Alford says the House Speaker has told Representatives there are no plans to reconvene in Baton Rouge anytime soon…
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Alford says Senate leaders have shown no interest in holding a constitutional convention this year.

Louisiana will have 81 international teachers scattered across the state this upcoming school year to teach French and Spanish immersion programs. CODOFIL spokesperson Matt Mick says this will help continue to promote the French language in Louisiana…
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A Northshore physician has been found guilty of conspiring to illegally distribute 1.8 million doses of controlled substances, including oxycodone and morphine.
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Bastrop police is seeking the public’s help in locating two teenage sisters reported missing yesterday afternoon. Keyshia and Ceddrell Jackson were last seen at Southpoint Loop apartments.

The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s office is asking for clues as deputies investigate the death of Gary Normand, found dead at a home on LA Highway 11-92 in Marksville. Investigators call the death suspicious.