A shootout during the overnight hours in Shreveport killed two people and injured six others. One of the victims was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have yet to announce any arrests or what caused the shootout.

Former Monroe TV personality Frank Selas, also known as “Mr Wonder” will not fight extradition back to Louisiana, paving the way for his return to Rapides Parish to face child sex abuse charges. Rapides Parish Sheriff spokesperson Lt. Tommy Carnline…
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Selas was living in California prior to his arrest in January.

The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s office has announced the arrest of 22-year-old Javon Wells for fatally shooting a Destrehan High School Student. Authorities say Kendall Williams Junior was shot in the head in New Sarpy.

Louisiana’s teen pregnancy rate has dropped from a rate of 69 to 37.5 over the past decade, according to new data from the C-D-C. Halen Doughty has more…
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Governor John Bel Edwards has spent much of his first few months in office dealing with budget issues. Edwards says he does have other plans for the rest of his term. One idea he has is online GED classes…
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Edwards says sentencing and criminal justice reform will be a big priority next year.

Ted Cruz and John Kasich have both dropped out of the presidential race, Donald Trump is now the presumptive Republican nominee. Michelle Southern has the story…
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The state senate has approved legislation that would give child killers a chance at parole after serving 35 years in prison. Metairie Senator Danny Martiny…
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Martiny says Louisiana needs to pass this law, because the Supreme Court says teens convicted of murder must receive a sentence with the possibility of parole.

Former Monroe TV personality Frank Selas, also known as “Mr Wonder” will not fight extradition back to Louisiana, paving the way for his return to Rapides Parish to face child sex abuse charges. Rapides Parish Sheriff spokesperson Lt. Tommy Carnline…
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Selas was living in California prior to his arrest in January when the Rapides Parish Sheriff’s office announced charges against him.

The House has approved a measure to allow public high school students to participate in a national survey on sexual risks. Don Molino has more…
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With the Ted Cruz and John Kasich dropping out of the race for the Republican Presidential nomination, it makes Donald Trump the presumptive nominee. There are many republicans who still don’t support Trump, but UL Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says …
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Louisiana Republican Party Chairman Roger Villere anticipates in November GOP voters will vote for Trump over the Democratic Party nominee.

Tonight’s jackpot for the Powerball drawing is 348-million dollars. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Kim Chopin says Powerball has been producing big jackpots that the players have come to expect…
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Chopin says Louisiana’s last Powerball winner was in May of 2014.

A bill that would allow public high school students to participate in a national sex survey is heading to the Senate, after getting approval from the House. Baton Rouge Representative Patricia Smith says Louisiana has a high rate of STDs and pregnancy among teens. Opponents of the bill say it’s the parents’ place to talk about these things with their kids, but Smith says that isn’t working:
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Under the bill, students would not be required to participate.

A bill that would restrict college athletic teams in Louisiana, except for LSU, from traveling more than 375 miles to play games has been withdrawn. Baton Rouge Rep. Steve Carter, says he’s decided not to push his measure further, but told the House Education Committee we’re using taxpayer dollars to fund athletic programs when the state is in a massive budget deficit:
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Since Ted Cruz and John Kasich have both dropped out of the presidential race, Donald Trump is now the presumptive Republican nominee. Michelle Southern has more….
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Governor John Bel Edwards doesn’t want to give 40-thousand state workers a pay raise next year. It’s because the state is looking at a 600-million dollar revenue shortfall. The Civil Service Commission has the final say and plans on making a decision on the governor’s request next month.

A proposal that would have limited travel of college athletic teams other than LSU is dropped. Baton Rouge Representative Steve Carter decided against moving forward with his legislation. Carter still told the House Education Committee that instead of the state paying for long road trips, the money could be used to hire new professors or fund the TOPS scholarship program…
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A bill heading over to the House would allow public high school students to participate in a national sex survey. Parents would have the ability to opt their children out. Shreveport Representative Thomas Carmody says the survey is also anonymous…
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The legislation heads to the Senate for more discussion.

220 chimpanzees at the UL Lafayette research lab in New Iberia will be re-located to a sanctuary in Georgia. President of Project Chimps Sarah Baeckler Davis says the Georgia sanctuary is the perfect environment to house the retired chimps…
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State health officials are offering guidance on how people can prevent the transmission of the Zika virus. Dr. Frank Welch, with the department of health and hospitals, says the mosquito that carries Zika will be active in Louisiana this summer, but it won’t just be mosquitoes that can spread the virus…:
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Is the Cajun John Wayne considering a run for political office? Captain Clay Higgins has received national attention for his Crime Stopper Videos and now the former spokesperson for the St. Landry Parish’s Sheriff’s office has released another video talking about problems created by career politicians in Washington DC. Higgins told the Jim Engster Show that before he decides to run for an elected office, he wanted to put his feelings about the state of the nation out there…
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Higgins says if he decides to run for office, he’ll make the announcement next week.

A 21-year-old Thibodaux man faces several charges after he was arrested for stealing school bus and driving it while intoxicated. The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s office says Jordon Molaison hot-wired the bus from a home in Chackbay and began driving it. Deputies say they pulled the stolen bus over and allegedly found that Molaison busted a camera inside the bus and had a blood alcohol content above the legal limit.

Legislation that would expand the number of conditions that medical marijuana could treat was approved by a House committee. Katie Corkern of Amite says her 9-year-old son has uncontrollable seizures and doesn’t understand why lamakers would oppose a bill that could help her child…
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Opposition came from the Louisiana Sheriff’s Asssociation and district attorneys. Pete Adams with the state’s D-A’s association says this bill is a gateway to total legaliziation of pot…
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Despite the opposition, the bill got out of the House committee on an 8-6 vote.

The selling, transporting or donating of fetal tissue from an abortion could land someone behind bars for at least 10 years, under a proposal by Bossier City Senator Ryan Gatti. He says people should not benefit in any way from induced abortions…:
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The bill heads to the House floor for final legislative approval.

And on the senate floor this afternoon, the upper chamber passed a House approved bill that extends the time a woman must wait for an abortion from 24 to 72 hours.

The LaFourche Parish Sheriff’s office says an intoxicated man stole a school bus this morning. Deputies say the female bus driver woke up at her Chackbay residence to find her bus gone. As authorities were responding to the scene, they saw the bus traveling on a highway and they initiated a traffic stop. Deputies say they learned that Jordon Molaison hotwired the bus and they also detected a strong odor of alcohol on him.