The full House today is slated to take up the controversial bill aimed at protecting Louisiana’s monuments…:
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Just days before graduation, McKinley High School star quarterback Bryant Lee was fatally shot and authorities are looking for the gunman. Baton Rouge Police Department spokesman Cpl. L’Jean McKneely says they received a call of shots fired around 2 a.m. Friday….:
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He says they are urging witnesses to come forward.

A 7-year-old boy was accidentally shot at a Calcasieu Parish school this morning, according to police. There are few other details at this time but authorities say the child was taken to a hospital where his injuries are not known. No other students were injured.

The St. Helena Parish Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation after a body was discovered. Chief of Detectives Joe Chaney says someone came in to report what appeared to be a shallow grave in a wooded area..:
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He says foul play is suspected and they are asking anyone with information to please come forward.

A home invasion in Ouachita Parish ends badly for the suspect. Glen Springfield with the Sheriff’s Office says around 5 p.m. on Sunday deputies responded to a report of an intruder in Swartz…:
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He says the suspect died at the scene.

The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s office is investigating a shooting at Moss Bluff Elementary where a seven-year-old was accidentally shot in his classroom. Authorities say the incident was isolated and no other children are in danger. The wounded student was taken to a hospital and his injuries are not known.

A Southern Media and Opinion Research poll finds opinions on President Donald Trump and the Affordable Care Act are split along party and racial lines. Don Molino has more….
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A longtime reporter at the capitol says we could see a do nothing legislative session. Jim Beam, retired editor of the Lake Charles American Press, says he’s never seen anything like it. Beam blames partisan politics, especially in the House Ways and Means Committee.
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Beam says bills to reform the state’s tax structure, solve the loss of one-point-three billion dollars in temporary taxes next year and criminal justice reform have made little progress.

Louisiana taxpayers who have yet to file their state income taxes have until midnight tonight to do so. You can file online on the department of revenue’s website. Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson says there are some tornado related extensions for certain areas affected…
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The June 8th last day of the legislative session is fast approaching, but lawmakers haven’t agreed on any major ways to address the state’s budget problems. That’s according to Jim Beam, retired editor of the Lake Charles American Press who has covered the capitol for decades. He says lawmakers are struggling with raising taxes…:
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A bill to raise the state’s gas tax 17 cents gets a hearing tomorrow in House Ways and Means.

Today is the last day for residents to file their 2016 Louisiana individual income tax returns. State Department of Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson says there are some tornado related extensions for certain areas affected…:
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The website to file online is revenue-dot-louisiana-dot-gov-slash-file-online.

Louisiana support for President Donald Trump is heavily split along party and racial lines. That’s according to pollster Bernie Pinsonat with Southern Media and Opinion Research. He says 91 percent of Republicans give the president a favorable rating, while 72-percent of Democrats disapprove. Opinions are similarly split on the Affordable Care Act. Pinsonat says only 8 percent of respondents would keep the ACA as it is now which is what Democrats want in Washington..:
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Thirteen percent of respondents said they’d prefer the ACA to be repealed and not replaced.

The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office says a Tier III sex offender has been arrested again after investigators say they learned he was contacting an 11-year-old over social media. They say 54-year-old Marvin Johnson of Crowley was booked on a warrant for Unlawful Use of Social Media by a sex offender and charged with carnal knowledge of a juvenile. It’s against the law for sex offenders in Louisiana to use social media.

No major legislation has been passed to solve the state’s problems as Louisiana is halfway through the legislative session. Emelie Gunn reports one state capitol reporter has never seen anything like this…:
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Today is tax day in Louisiana. State Department of Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson reminds taxpayers that if you miss the deadline to pay or file returns, you could face some charges…:
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You can file and pay online at revenue.louisiana.gov.

The controversial bill designed to protect war monuments in Louisiana gets heard by the full House today. Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell says this measure is a response to the Confederate statues being removed in New Orleans, but these veterans’ blood was shed for the country as a whole…:
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But Baton Rouge Representative Denise Marcelle says the local government in New Orleans has voted to take down these statues, and this bill is about usurping the authority of the local municipalities…:
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The measure narrowly passed in committee on a 10-8 vote.

Attorney General Jeff Landry is holding a news conference in Lafayette today to highlight a new initiative in the state’s efforts to fight opioid abuse, misuse, and overdose. The AG will speak on the matter at the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office beginning at 10am.

The full House takes up the controversial bill aimed at protecting Louisiana’s confederate monuments. Halen Doughty has more…:
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Louisiana support for President Donald Trump is split along party and racial lines, according to a Southern Media and Opinion Research survey. Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says Republicans really like the President with 91 percent giving him a favorable approval rating…:
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Republicans at the state Capitol don’t seem to want to work with the governor when it comes to ways to fix budget problems, and as a result not much as been done to address the deficit. That’s according to Jim Beam, retired editor of the Lake Charles American Press who has covered the legislature for decades. He says a cooperative attitude among lawmakers just isn’t there this year…:
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The session must end June 8th.

Baton Rouge Police are dealing with a big mystery in the death of the star quarterback of McKninley Senior High just days away before Bryant Lee was slated to graduate with honors. Cops say one of the biggest issues they are dealing with is that there were over a hundred people at a party the 18-year-old was attending when he was shot in the head, but almost no one is talking. A motive has not yet been determined. Anyone with information on this incident is urged to contact authorities.

The regular legislative session has passed the halfway mark and not much has been accomplished when it comes to solving the state’s problems. That’s according to Jim Beam, retired editor of the Lake Charles American Press, who has covered the capitol for decades, and says he’s never seen anything like it. Beam blames partisan politics, especially in the House Ways and Means Committee…:
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Beam says what makes this so frustrating is the next time lawmakers can raise revenues during a regular session is in 2019.

Today is the last day for residents to file their 2016 Louisiana individual income tax returns, which you can do online at revenue.louisiana.gov…:
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That’s state Department of Revenue Secretary Kimberly Robinson.

Today the state House takes up a controversial bill aimed at protecting Louisiana’s confederate monuments. Debates quickly became heated in committee, where the measure narrowly passed on a 10-8 vote. Retired US Air Force Col. Rob Maness says these monuments are not about some long-lived racial issue…:
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A monument supporter told black lawmakers it’s time to grow up and get over it. But Baton Rouge Representative Denise Marcelle says that’s an insult to the African American community…:
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The bill would prohibit the removal of any military monument from any war without approval from a majority of voters.

According to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey, Mother’s Day spending is expected to reach an all-time high.
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Governor John Bel Edwards gave the commencement address at LSU yesterday, where a university record was broke as 4,163 students graduated. Edwards told the grads it’s great of an honor it is to stand before the class of 2017 as the governor, but he had his eyes on another job…
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A 35-year-old man is facing three counts of attempted first degree murder after shooting at law enforcement during a standoff in Avoyelles Parish. State Trooper Scott Moreau says Brandon Carpenter of Elizabeth barricaded himself inside a Moreauville home and he began firing at officers during negotiations.
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The trooper shot has been identified as 26-year-old Nick Ducote. Ducote has been with LSP for over two years and is expected to make a full recovery.

A Village of Tangipahoa crash took the lives of two people, including former Mayor and retired NFL player Michael Dyson. State Police Trooper Dustin Dwight says 48-year old Dyson was riding on his motorcycle at a high rate of speed when he hit Destiny Gordon’s vehicle.
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