As we look ahead to the 2016 presidential election, how big of a roll will social media play? Scott Carwile reports…

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The Thibodaux Police Department has arrested a man after they found him trying to conceal stolen hubcaps under his shirt. When officers responded to a call about a suspicious person, they found 40-year-old James Myers attempting to hide four hubcaps he had allegedly stolen from decommissioned police cars. During questioning, Myers told officers he was homeless and planned to sell the hubcaps. Myers is charged with felony theft.

BESE unanimously approves a process that will set up a Standards Committee to review the state’s controversial Common Core academic standards. Louisiana Association of Educators President Debbie Meaux says they would like to see a majority of the committee staffed by classroom teachers…

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BESE President Chas Roemer says at least half of the 26-member Standards Committee will be made up of current Louisiana, district and school-based educators.

The non-profit group Oceana has filed a lawsuit against the federal government in an attempt to protect sea turtles from shrimp trawl nets. Oceana Marine Scientist Amanda Keledjian says only 1 percent of the Southeast shrimp trawl fishery’s fleet is monitored for sea turtle by catch in recent years. She says they are named as one of the most wasteful — throwing out almost two-thirds of what they catch and killing tens of thousands of sea turtles every year…

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The suit alleges that the Endangered Species Act is being violated.