 | BY CHAD CALDER | Staff writer |
Good morning and thanks for joining us. Here are some of today's top headlines.
Higher ed: The latest data suggests college financial aid applications have dropped now that Louisiana no longer requires graduating high school seniors to apply. It has supporters of the requirement fearing that fewer low-income students will end up continuing their education. Patrick Wall explains why.
Johnston dies: J. Bennett Johnston, the Louisiana Democrat who spent a quarter century in the U.S. Senate cultivating a reputation for working across the aisle to get things done, has died at 92. Tyler Bridges has a look at his life and legacy.
The fast and the oblivious: Three more arrests have been made in the "street takeover" on Mardi Gras in New Orleans East following boastful social media posts by the alleged participants. Missy Wilkinson has the story.
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