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SLAYING ARREST Anthony L. Deville is charged with murder in slaying of his mother. A3 FROM THE HEART Couple honor late son with EKGs for LSUA athletes. B1 THE Town Talk WWW.THETOWNTALK.COM A GANNETT COMPANY Tuesday, October 15, 2013 Alexandria-Pineville, Louisiana From Bolton to Hollywood LSUA hopes increased partnership lands CLTCC campus By Jeff Matthews jmatthewsthetownta I k.com (318) 487-6380 Louisiana State University at Alexandria and Central Louisiana Technical Community College signed an agreement Monday for faculty at the two institutions to receive Alexandria native Muse Watson carves out successful career I training at the oth- er at discounted IfeSjri 1 tuition. Tt'c a email step, but part of an ongoing dialogue that LSUA offi- in films, TV By Leigh Guidry lguidrythetowntalk.com (318)487-6445 Muse Watson says he always wanted to be an actor, but he didn't pursue it until leaving Louisiana for his junior year of Rodney Ellis cials hope will result in CLTCC's "I come from a family of storytell new main campus being located alongside its four-year counterpart on U.S.

Highway 71 south of Alexandria. LSUA is one of four parties that ers, coming from Louisiana," said Watson, an Alexandria native who has a recurring guest role as Mike Franks on the Paul Coreil Muse Watson, 1965 CBS series "NCIS." After two years on a music scholarship at Louisiana Tech, Watson trans ferred to Berea College in Be rea, where he won his See WATSON, Page A7 Alexandria native Muse Watson has appeared in more than 60 movies and more than 50 television episodes in his acting career. He currently has a recurring role in the CBS series Obama, congressional leaders make 'progress' has expressed serious interest in being the home of the new CLTCC Alexandria-area campus. In a release Monday, LSUA officials confirmed that interest and sold the efficiency of sharing resources as the main reason the Alexandria-area campus should move six miles down the road. "Dr.

(CLTCC Chancellor Rodney) Ellis and I are talking on a regular basis," said LSUA interim Chancellor Paul Coreil. "Higher education in this area has to work together. We know that. We're serving the same students." The release Monday highlighted benefits of a "co-locationconcurrent use" between LSUA and CLTCC, including "two plus two" degree opportunities referring to common partnerships between community colleges and four-year institutions where students earn a two-year degree at the community college and then their bachelor's degree at the four-year school. Other benefits LSUA be-See PARTNERSHIP, Page A7 Reid: Agreement in the works 4Wm jBPl would be raised enough to permit the Treasury to borrow normally until mid-February if not a few weeks longer.

The government would reopen with enough money to operate until mid-January at levels set previously, and agencies would be given flexibility in adjusting to reduced funding levels imposed by across-the-board spending cuts. There was also an increasingly strong likelihood that any agreement would include a one-year delay in a $63 fee imposed on companies by the health care law known as Oba-macare for everyone covered under an employer-sponsored plan. Also, individuals seeking subsidies under the health care law to pay for coverage would be subject to stronger income verification measures. The government has been partly closed since Oct. 1, and Associated Press WASHINGTON Racing the clock, the Senate's Democratic and Republican leaders closed in on a deal Monday night to avoid an economy-menacing Treasury default and end the two-week partial government shutdown.

"We've made tremendous progress," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid declared after an intense day of negotiations with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and other lawmakers. "Perhaps tomorrow will be a bright day," he said, suggesting agreement could be announced soon after weeks of stubborn gridlock. McConnell also voiced optimism but the emerging accord generated little if any satisfaction among rebellious House conservatives. Officials said that under the discussion to date, the $16.7 trillion federal debt limit Cloudy skies shroud the Capitol in Washington on Monday, when the budget impasse continued. Senate Democratic and Republican leaders remained at odds over spending in their last-ditch negotiations to end the crisis, ap photoj.

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Seawright Alexandria David W. Tassin Alexandria Marilyn Williams Alexandria Ruth E. Young Forest Hill the administration says the Treasury will run out of borrowing authority to fully pay the nation's bills on Thursday. The result has been a partisan showdown that polls show is alienating all sectors of the electorate except tea party supporters and has been a big political loser for Republicans. Market reaction As a midweek deadline for raising the debt limit neared, See BUDGET, Page A7 Obituaries on A5 Subscriber Services 1-800-292-0581 Classified Advertising 1-877-622-3995 Living B5 Opinions B4 Sports B1 TV Listings B3 Weather A2 Advice B6 Business A4 Calendar B8 Cenla A3 Comics B7 Crossword B6, B8 Cloudy, humid High: 86 Low: 68 A Gannett Newspaper Copyright 2013 $1.00 Retail For home delivery pricing, see Page A2.