The Camp Minden community calls it a victory that the EPA has approved an alternative to the open burn method of getting rid of the 15 million pounds of explosives stored at Camp Minden. Representative Gene Reynolds says the recommendation to incinerate the M6 was deemed an acceptable method by the federal government…:
CUT 13 (08) “best answer”
He says they hope things can start moving now and they can get rid of the explosives sooner than later.

State Police say a crash in St. Martin Parish claimed the life of a motorcyclist. They say 27-year-old Tressie Coupel of Pierre Part was turning into a private drive on LA Highway 70 directly into the path of a motorcycle. The man on the bike, 26-year-old Blake Melancon, was unable to avoid hitting the vehicle and suffered critical injuries in the crash. Coupel was cited with failure to yield.

An East Baton Rouge Parish jury has recommended the death penalty for a man convicted of killing two auto parts store workers during a robbery in 2011. Attorneys gave their closing arguments Friday in the sentencing phase of the Lee Turner Jr. trial. The killer will be formally sentenced in August.

The surprising first named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season has been upgraded to a tropical storm. Ana is moving closer to the Carolinas and threatens to push dangerous surf and rains against the southeast coast. State Climatologist Barry Keim says May storms are unusual here three weeks away from the official start of the hurricane season, but he doesn’t think it’s a sign of what’s coming…:
CUT 7 (13) “50 or 60 years”