Drivers could see a hike in the gasoline tax, if a bill by Baton Rouge Representative Steve Carter is approved by the legislature. He says his proposed 17 cent hike would generate 500 million dollars a year for new projects.

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The bill requires the state to use at least half of the money to begin construction on new megaprojects, like a new bridge in Baton Rouge.

A bill that would allow public school students to bring sunscreen to school and apply it on their own is heading to the House floor. Ville Platte Representative Harvey LeBas says skin cancer is a major problem and the goal of his bill is to protect kids from sunburns when they go outside for school activities.

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The measure passed on a 12 to 1 vote.

Shreveport Representative Cedric Glover has filed a bill to prevent universities, like LSU and UL-Lafayette, from branding their own beers. Jeff Palermo has more…

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Governor John Bel Edwards has declared a state of emergency for Louisiana’s coast. The emergency declaration will be sent to President Trump to raise awareness about this crisis and expedite restoration projects. If nothing is done to protect the coast, Louisiana stands to lose an estimated 22-hundred square miles of coastal land in the next 50 years.

A Baton Rouge lawmaker has filed a proposal that would increase the state’s gasoline tax by 17 cents. Louisiana motorists pay 38-cents per gallon, 20-cents in state taxes. Representative Steve Carter says it’s been over 20 years since Louisiana increased the state tax on gasoline…:
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Kids will be allowed to bring sunscreen to public schools under a proposal approved by the House Education Committee. If the children can’t apply the sun screen, parents could consent to a school employee doing so. The measure passed on a 12-1 vote. Baton Rouge Representative Patricia Smith says this proposed law could lead to accusations of sexual abuse…
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The measure heads to the House floor for more discussion.

A proposal by Shreveport Representative Cedric Glover would put an end to official university beers. LSU and UL-Lafayette already have their own trademarked suds from local breweries. Glover says colleges branding their own alcohol only encourages underage drinking…:
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Schools say companies already use university colors and logos to promote their beers, and they deserve their fair share of that money. But Glover says if that’s the case, then universities should start paying college athletes their share of the revenue they generate….
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Glover’s bill will be heard in House Education.

Baton Rouge Representative Steve Carter has filed a bill to increase the state’s gasoline tax by 17-cents a gallon. Many are opposed to higher taxes at the capitol. Carter says when his bill comes up for debate, he’ll provide detailed information on how a higher gasoline tax will benefit the state…
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The state currently has a 20-cent tax in place on a gallon of gasoline.

Shreveport Representative Cedric Glover has a bill that would end the partnerships that LSU and UL Lafayette have with local breweries. Those two schools have been able to trademark their own beers and receive a cut of the sales. Glover says these beer partnerships encourage drinking by the schools and it’s a bad look even though it means money…
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Debate on this bill will begin in House Education.

Louisiana would allow public school students to bring sunscreen to school without parental consent or a doctor’s note. The bill passed out of a House committee on a 12-1 vote. The lone dissenting vote was from Baton Rouge Representative Patricia Smith…
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The measure that’s now heading to the House floor also allows for school employees to apply, if there’s parental consent.

Six people have been arrested in Bossier City for human trafficking as a result of an undercover prostitution operation. Bossier Sheriff’s spokesperson Lt. Bill Davis nine people, including four females, traveled in from Little Rock in the back of a U-Haul. Davis says a local man allowed his apartment to be rented out for prostitution.
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Davis says two teenage girls asked to be rescued from the situation.

Today is the final day lawmakers can file bills to be considered for this legislative session. On the eve of this deadline, Baton Rouge Representative Steve Carter has put a bill in the hopper that would increase the state’s gasoline tax by 17-cents. Carter says if approved, his tax hike would generate about 500-million dollars a year…
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The state gasoline tax is currently 20-cents.

The House Education Committee approves a bill that would allow public school students to bring sunscreen to school and apply it on their own. Ville Platte Representative Harvey LeBas says skin cancer is a major problem and the goal of his bill is to protect kids from sunburns when they go outside for school activities.
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The bill passed on a 12-1 vote and heads to the House floor.

Bossier Parish Sheriff deputies arrest five individuals from Little Rock and a Bossier City teen for their role in sex trafficking case, where the victims were brough into Louisiana in a U-haul truck. Lt. Bill Davis says 18-year-old Antwan Lay of Bossier City is the local man arrested for letting the prostitution take place at his apartment…
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Davis says two females were rescued from the situation.

The DeSoto Parish Coroner’s office says Cameron Anthony Hernandez from Diana, Texas, was killed when a tank exploded near Mansfield yesterday. A crew was working at the site to clean damage caused by a recent storm.

The Caddo Sheriff’s Office says a nearly 11 foot long alligator shut down traffic on La Highway 1 for nearly an hour early this morning. They said a passer by reported the gator sighting in the middle of the road about 330am and that its tail had been run over by an 18-wheeler. Trappers were called to remove the animal.

Baton Rouge Representative Steve Carter has filed a bill to increase the state’s gasoline tax by 17 cents. Emelie Gunn has more…
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A judge rejects a motion for a new trial for Cardell Hayes, the man convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of former Saints star Will Smith. Hayes attorneys had a man testify that he heard two different gunshots on the night Smith was killed, but testimony was reportedly bizarre and now Hayes is set to be sentenced on Friday.

Shreveport Representative Cedric Glover wants universities to get out of the beer business and has proposed a bill to do so. Both UL Lafayette and LSU have their own trademarked beers. The schools also say companies already use university colors and logos to promote their beers, and they deserve their fair share of that money. But Glover says if that’s the case, then universities should start paying college athletes their share of the revenue they generate….
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Glover’s bill will be heard in House Education.

Bossier Parish Sheriff deputies arrest six people in a sex tafficking case after undercover agents performed a sting operation at a Bossier City apartment…
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That’s Lt. Bill Davis says deputies rescued two teenage girls from the situation.

A Baton Rouge lawmaker has filed a proposal that would increase the state’s gasoline tax by 17 cents. Louisiana motorists pay 38-cents per gallon, 20-cents in state taxes for gasoline. Representative Steve Carter says it’s been over 20 years since Louisiana increased the state tax on gasoline…:
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A group representing small businesses oppose the increase because many do not believe the funds would go to better roads.

The man convicted of shooting and killing former Saints star Will Smith is slated to be sentenced this afternoon. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino believes the jury was making a statement about Cardell Hayes when the reduced the charge from second degree murder to manslaughter. But he says the judge has plenty to consider…:
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Thus far today the court has been discussing Hayes’ motion for a new trial.

Shreveport Representative Cedric Glover has filed a bill to prevent universities, like LSU and UL-Lafayette, from branding their own beers. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office says a 10 foot long alligator shut down traffic on La Highway 1 for nearly an hour early this morning. They said a passer by reported the gator sighting in the middle of the road about 330am and that its tail had been run over by an 18-wheeler. LDWF removed the gator and determined it was 10 feet, 11 inches and 400 pounds.

A proposal by Shreveport Representative Cedric Glover would put an end to official university beers. LSU and UL-Lafayette already have their own trademarked suds from local breweries. Glover says college’s branding their own alcohol only encourages underage drinking…:
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The bill will be heard first in House Education. That committee today advanced a bill that would allow public school students to bring sunscreen to school and apply it on their own. The vote was 12-1 and heads to the full House.

Governor John Bel Edwards monthly call-in radio show takes place this afternoon at 2pm. Ask the Governor can be heard on certain affiliates of the Louisiana Radio Network.

A proposal heading to the House floor would shorten the waiting period for a divorce to be finalized for couples with minor children. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be featured on the popular HBO Television series Hard Knocks. There was some speculation it would be the Saints.

We’re expecting a sentence to be handed down today in the fatal shooting of former Saints star Will Smith. Cardell Hayes faces up to 60 years. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says Judge Camille Buras has a sentence in mind and it’s most likely a lengthy one…
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Hayes attorneys are trying to get their client a new trial and so far all of the court action has been on that motion.

Six people have been arrested in Bossier City for human trafficking as a result of an undercover prostitution operation. Bossier Sheriff’s spokesperson Lt. Bill Davis nine people, including four females, traveled in from Little Rock in the back of a U-Haul. Davis says a local man allowed his apartment to be rented out for prostitution.
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Davis says two teenage girls asked to be rescued from the situation.
A proposal to shorten the wait time for parents with minor children to receive a divorce wins approval from a House committee. The bill reduces that time from one year to six months. Opponents say making it easier for couples to get divorced doesn’t make it easier on the children, but Homer Representative Patrick Jefferson disagrees…
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The full House will decide whether to advance the measure to the Senate.

Southeastern Louisiana University is issuing a promise to incoming freshmen not to raise their tuition, if they commit to completing their degree in four years. University President John Crain…:
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Crain says this ground-breaking program is the only one of its kind of Louisiana and it will help with student recruitment and retention.

Legislation to shorten the waiting period to get divorce for couples with minor children has been approved by a House committee. Homer Representative Patrick Jefferson’s bill would reduce the waiting period from a year to six months. He says this is what’s best for the kids…:
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But Gene Mills with the Louisiana Family Forum says the current one year waiting period gives couples more time to resolve their issues…:
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The measure now heads to the House floor.

The DeSoto Parish Coroner’s office says Cameron Anthony Hernandez from Diana, Texas, was killed when a tank exploded near Mansfield. Two others were also injured.

Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain has halted the sales of Kaput, which is a poison designed to kill wild hogs, but it can also kill black bears and other animals. Strain says they will look at other options to battle the booming feral swine population…
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Strain says there is an effort to develop a vaccine that would make feral pigs infertile.

Southeastern Louisiana University is issuing a promise to incoming freshmen not to raise their tuition, if they commit to completing their degree in four years. President John Crain…
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Crain says they’re seeing students taking longer and longer to earn a bachelor’s degree, and the Southeastern Promise encourages students to graduate in four years.

Southeastern Louisiana University is launching a new program that makes a deal with students if they don’t want to see a tuition hike….:
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A proposal to shorten the waiting period by half for a divorce to be finalized if the couple has minor children advances to the House floor. Currently the wait-time is one year. The bill is Homer Representative Patrick Jefferson’s who says the decision to get a divorce is a big one:
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Others say one year gives couples more time to change their mind.

Cardell Hayes, the man who shot and killed former Saints star Will Smith, will be sentenced today after being convicted of manslaughter and attempted manslaughter. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino believes the judge will keep in mind that Cardell Hayes did not have much of a criminal record before this incident…:
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Still he believes Hays is looking at 20-40 years.

Ag Commissioner Mike Strain is not ready to allow an FDA approved poison to be used to kill off the massive feral hog population. He says they need to come up with something that will keep other animals, like black bears, away from the fatal food…:
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He says they are also working to develop a vaccine that would make the feral pigs infertile to address the growing problem of wild hogs.