09:30 LRN Newscast, October 22nd

The Baton Rouge Police Department says a total of 11 people were injured in the shooting near Southern University’s campus early Friday morning, and 2 arrests have been made. BRPD Chief Deputy Myron Daniels said in a news conference late Friday they booked 28 year old Daryl Stansberry and 24 year old Miles Moss in connection with the incident…:
CUT 19 (12) “dangerous instrumentality”
The shooting happened at a Homecoming Party at a frat house off campus, and sources say the actual gunman remains at large.

As gas demand remains low, the price at the pump keeps dropping ever so slightly. AAA says the current statewide average for a gallon of regular is $3.35, down a penny from the prior day and 5 cents lower than a week ago.

In a decision Friday, the State Supreme Court refused to allow the ban on non-unanimous jury verdicts be retroactive. But Loyola Law Professor Dan Ciolino says there is still hope for the 1500 inmates impacted by the ruling to get a new trial. He says the legislature could change the law for one, and…
Cut 14 (12) “end of the road”

The Department of Children and Family Services says they plan to hire 50 nurses to help make home visits to families whose babies were exposed to drugs while the mother was pregnant. The plan comes amid a continued opioid epidemic and several investigations into abuse and neglect in Louisiana. DCFS Secretary Marketa Garner Walters the status of a nurse makes a difference when talking to moms…:
CUT 7 (11) “their child”