A man who has spent more than a quarter century on death row in connection with the death of his girlfriend’s nearly two-year-old daughter has had his first-degree murder conviction thrown out. Ouachita Parish District Judge Alvin Sharp ruled that Jimmie Duncan’s conviction was based on what experts say is junk science. Duncan remains behind bars, and Richard Webster with ProPublica says the big question now is – to what degree, if any, is Duncan culpable for the little girl’s death?

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Senator Bill Cassidy is hailing the 17-and-a-half-billion-dollar investment that Woodside Energy Group is making in Calcasieu Parish. Cassidy says it’s going to yield thousands of new jobs.

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In a Senate committee hearing, lawmakers passed a bill that would ban kratom. Sean Richardson has more.

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If you need to go from New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama, or vice-versa, you’ll soon be able to take the mornin’ train. Amtrak is putting the finishing touches on the new Mardi Gras rail line connecting the two cities. The goal is to launch the service mid-July. Officials say the next phase of the project is connecting New Orleans to Baton Rouge.