Law enforcement agencies in the state have begun testing body cameras for police officers. Michelle Southern has the story…

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State Police say a 19-year-old Reserve man faces multiple charges for his role in a crash in Gonzales yesterday that killed a Dutchtown High School student. Dwight Perrilloux is charged with vehicular homicide, two counts of negligent injuring, and first offense DWI. 15-year-old Claire Carline was killed in the crash and two of her sisters are hospitalized with moderate injuries. Authorities believe Perrilloux was high on narcotics at the time of the crash.

Democratic Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden is officially throwing his hat in the ring in Louisiana’s Lieutenant Governor’s race. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says Holden needs to earn statewide name recognition and will have to raise funds to the tune of one-million dollars…

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Holden is the first Democrat in the race. Republicans Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser, Jefferson Parish President John Young, and State Senator Elbert Guillory have previously announced their intent to run.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports The Bayou State now ranks second best in the nation for work-related injuries and illness. LWC spokesman Tom Guarisco says this is a great accomplishment for employers and workers in Louisiana…

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The incidence rate in 2014 improved to its best level in more than 12 years.