The Powerball jackpot has grown to a gigantic $500 million for tonight’s drawing. Have you thought about what you’d do if you win? Eric Gill has more…
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The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s office says a three year old child is dead after she accidentally shot herself with one of the family’s guns. Michelle Southern reports…:
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A Houma man is under arrest after four new born puppies were found dead in a home, one with a severed head. Police Chief Todd Duplantis says 52-year-old Richie Kiffe (KEEF) is the live-in boyfriend of the woman who owned the puppies. He says the woman and Kiffe got into an argument and the woman left the home to calm down…
When the woman returned home, she found that one of the puppies heads had been severed. She says the puppies were alive and well when she left the residence. When authorities arrived they questioned Kiffe who denied any knowledge of the incident because he was sleeping and admitted he was drunk. Duplantis says the woman continued to search for the other puppies…
The other three puppies were found deceased in a plastic bag under the sofa. The owner reported that the puppies were born on January 27th. Kiffe was arrested, charged with four counts of aggravated cruelty to animals. Duplantis says, if convicted, Kiffe is facing some serious jail time… (Kiffe faces up to 40 years in prison, if convicted on all charges.)
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The Powerball jackpot has grown to a gigantic $500 million for tonight’s drawing. This jackpot has been growing since November 29th. These residents have a good idea of what they’ll do if they wind up with all six winning numbers…
Tonight’s jackpot has a cash value of nearly $338 million. The odds of getting a winning ticket are pretty slim, but that’s not stopping these residents from trying to take home the jackpot…
Tickets for tonight’s drawing must be purchased before 9PM. There is a little difference of opinion between these residents on whether or not winning half a billion dollars will keep them from showing up for work tomorrow…
CUT 8 (07) “with the military”
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The Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s office says a three year old child is dead after she accidentally shot herself with one of the family’s guns. Sheriff Tony Mancuso says the father was cleaning his guns and suddenly had to leave for work. He says the dad called the mom and told her to put the guns away when she got home…:
Mancuso says when deputies arrived they found the little girl with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The child was transported to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. Mancuso says this is a valuable lesson for parents in that we have to be aware of our children at all times…:
Mancuso says they are turning the matter over to the DA and it’s likely the case will go before a grand jury. He says for now, no charges have been filed…:
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Discussions continue between the Jindal administration and legislative leaders on how to prevent a 400-million cut in state funding for higher education. Senate President John Alario says one option would be to limit the size of tax credits, especially when the credit is more than what the person or business pays in taxes
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Alario says this could have an impact on the film tax credit program. He says another idea Governor Jindal is proposing would be a tax break for businesses that donate money to college campuses
The state faces a one-point-six billion dollar revenue shortfall for the fiscal year that begins July 1st, which could also mean large cuts for health care. Alario says reducing the size of tax credit in certain cases could help produce additional revenue
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