The Baton Rouge Police Department announces Kenneth Gleason is charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the random deaths of two black men last week that cops had said could be racially motivated. BRPD Interim Police Chief Jonny Dunnam said Gleason is also being charged for allegedly shooting up a black family’s home near his parents’ house…:
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East Baton Rouge DA Hillar Moore said the suspect’s DNA was found on shell casings, which he said normally doesn’t happen. He added that while the suspect is innocent until proven guilty, this case would qualify for the death penalty.

Pennington Biomedical Research Center has been awarded a 6.7 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to study military nutrition and metabolism research…:
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That’s Pennington researcher Dr. Jennifer Rood (Rude).

The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services has received a grant to increase the number of child welfare workers. DCFS Secretary Marketa Garner Walters says her staff has decreased by 600 employees over the last 10 years and this is an opportunity to address the high turnover rate…:
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She says additional help is coming, as DCFS has now been awarded a federal research grant to test strategies to retain caseworkers.

Hundreds gathered last night at a church on LSU’s campus to remember 18-year-old Max Gruver who died last week after leaving the Phi Delta Theta fraternity house in what officials have called a possible hazing incident. Phi Delta Theta has formally revoked the charter from its LSU chapter saying some of the members had violated its Alcohol Free Housing policy. Authorities say it’s still far too early in the investigation to say whether charges will be brought in this case.