11-year-old Joe Petraro from Long Island, New York, will take online classes at LSU this fall as a sports leadership major. Joe, who has Tourette’s, graduated high school this year after speeding through middle and high school in two years. He says his Tourette’s and intelligence used to be at odds, but now he’s using them to his advantage.
Cut 29 (11) “…and it helps.”
Joe has an IQ of 168. He’s built a friendship with former LSU basketball star Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, who also has Tourettes.

The owner of Raising Canes, Todd Graves is putting 100-thousand dollars towards the construction of a Artificial Coral reef near Grand Isle. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Secretary Madison Sheahan says the new reef is called Cajun Coral, uses a highly flexible type of Three-D printed concrete…
cut 7 (08) “…across the state”

Twenty-six-year-old Trystan McMillion is in the Tangipahoa Parish prison on second-degree murder charges in the overdose death of 27-year Nicholas Platte, who was found dead in a Hammond home last January. Hammond Police Chief Edwin Bergeron says fentanyl killed McMillion and those who sell drugs that leads to death will face charges, including murder…
cut 4 ((05) “…community”
Platt was a son, husband and father.

40-year-old Ahmed Gaber of Pineville is facing charges after allegedly selling THC infused products and other vape products to juveniles at the Pineville Smoke Shop. Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tommy Carnline says Gaber was booked into the Rapides Parish Detention Center for distribution of THC greater than 2.5 pounds…
cut 11 (10) “…juveniles”
Gaber has been released on a ten-thousand dollar bond.