08:30 LRN Newscast

Private drivers are seeing relief when it comes to insurance rates, but that’s not the case for commercial drivers. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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Students in Assumption Parish will now have the option to take classes online only. Superintendent John Barthelemy says some families prefer a non-traditional education…:
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Students will still be allowed to participate in clubs and sports.

A St. Charles Parish man pulled over for suspected DWI attempted to flee officers and was then attacked by an alligator. State Police Trooper Kyle Wagner says once cops stopped 40-year-old Victor Rivas, he jumped into a swamp when the gator attacked. Wagner says Rivas was hospitalized before being booked..:
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Rivas is charged with DWI and resisting an officer.

An East Baton Rouge Parish woman is taking legal action after her home was allegedly targeted in a hate-motivated vandalism case by a 13-year-old boy. Ryan Thompson, the attorney who’s representing Carolyn Morrison-Howard, who’s black, says the boy is accused of doing several things to racially intimate his client:
Cut 13 (15) “as other individuals”
The lawsuit seeks damages from the juvenile’s parents and other parties the family believes may be responsible.