More charges have been filed in the death of 40-year-old Lyntell Washington, the Baton Rouge teacher whose body was discovered in a ditch in Iberville parish. Halen Doughty has more…
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Governor John Bel Edwards spoke with the media today and continued to express his frustration with lawmakers who refuse to raise revenue needed to fill the $600 million dollar shortfall. Michelle Southern reports…:
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A former Livingston Parish teacher has been arrested following allegations of an inappropriate relationship with a student at Walker Freshman High School. Walker Police Capt. John Sharp says 33-year-old Lynsie Pendarvis was arrested following an interview with the 15-year-old student who confirmed they had engaged in a sexual relationship.
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Sharp says the juvenile was a student in Pendarvis’ science class. He says Pendarvis was staying in Hattiesburg, Mississippi when the warrant was issued.
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Sharp says it’s a helpless feeling for both parents and law enforcement because it’s hard to know if someone without a criminal background might be a predator.
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According to LSU economist Dr. Jim Richardson, Louisiana could finish this fiscal year with a 200 million dollar deficit. Senate President John Alario says Richardson informed him that corporate income taxes are way below what was projected. But he says there are some circumstances that could improve this…
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Alario says if the state finishes this fiscal year with a 200 million dollar deficit, programs that were going to be enhanced would greatly suffer. He says healthcare and higher education seem to always be on the chopping block. The Senate President hopes this bad news encourages legislators to approve additional revenue in this special session.
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So far, the House has only agreed to 220 million dollars in additional revenue through various bills that make tax changes. Alario says the 2016 budget shortfall would be dealt with in the next regular session. He says they won’t be sure of the actual amount until later in the year when the expenditure level and the July collections are added together…
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Charges have been added in the murder of the Baton Rouge pregnant teacher whose body was discovered in Iberville Parish. Baton Rouge Police Cpl. L’Jean McKneely says based on the coroner’s report, blood inside her car and interviews conducted with people who knew the victim, investigators were able to conclude 40-year-old Lyntell Washington was fatally shot by 39-year-old Robert Marks.
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McKneely says Washington’s’ 3-year-old daughter was very helpful in this investigation. He says police confirmed that Washington and Marks had a romantic relationship, and he was the father of her unborn child.
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McKneely says Marks was the assistant principle where Washington was a teacher, and she was threatening to reveal the true nature of their relationship.
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Governor John Bel Edwards spoke with the media today and continued to express his frustration with lawmakers who refuse to raise revenue needed to fill the $600 million dollar shortfall. He says those same legislators who refuse to offer their own plan are just hoping money is going to show up…:
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The state House has decided to wait until Sunday night before voting on an Edwards backed tax bill that would temporarily reduce a deduction for those who itemize on their state returns. Edwards says lawmakers need to know that the days of kicking the can down the road are over. He says he’s offered plan after plan to help solve this crisis…:
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The fiscal year begins 2 weeks from Friday, and the special session must end Thursday. Louisiana governors have a lot of power, and one reporter asked Edwards if he thinks he’s failed because lawmakers continue to reject items on his agenda. Edwards believes the way he’s governing is what’s best for the state…:
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recovered the body of a 22-year-old Arnaudville man in the water in St. Landry Parish after a boating accident. LDWF spokesperson Adam Einck says Arron Baber and the driver of the boat were traveling on Bayou D’Arbonne when the vessel hit a railroad bridge piling.
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Einck says a witness on the shore was able to call authorities after seeing the accident and neither Baber nor the driver were wearing life jackets when they struck the piling. He says they’re not sure if impairment is a factor.
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