A 51-year-old Monroe man is in custody in the fatal hit-and-run case that claimed the life of 15-year-old Neville High student Ashley Dorsey. Corporal Reggie Brown with the Monroe Police Department says tips from the public led to the arrest of Daniel Ross…
cut 9 (10) “…wide open”
Brown says Ross has confessed to the crime and he’s been charged with negligent homicide and felony hit-and-run.

The End All Hazing Act is making its way through Congress. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says one provision he likes would force universities to publicly share which student organizations have been involved in hazing…
cut 15 (10) “…informed deciisions”
The End All Hazing Act also requires institutions to report any allegation of hazing that involves serious bodily injury or risk of injury to a student to law enforcement within 72 hours.

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center is adding a metabolic surgery center that will allow the Baton Rouge facility to research new tools in the fight against obesity. Pennington’s Executive Director John Kirwan says the new program will help them research how lap band surgery can reverse Type Two diabetes.
Cut 4 (10) “…the surgery”
The program is expected to create 55 jobs and attract more than 20-million dollars in obesity research money

Saints Quarterback Drew Brees says the plan is for him to play Sunday in the Dome against the Cardinals. The QB says he’ll track his progress in practice this week, but if he feels ready, Sean Payton will play him. Brees says he will have to wear a brace to protect his surgically repaired hand….
Cut 10 (11) “both.”
Payton says it will be a game-time decision on whether Brees will play.