The Baton Rouge Police Department is still searching for a pregnant woman whose 3-year-old daughter was found wandering alone Thursday morning — and an arrest has been made in connection with the desertion of the child. Cpl. L’Jean McKneely says 39-year-old Robert Marks was with the daughter of 40-year-old Lyntell Washington on the night of June 8th….:
CUT 9 (06) “in the parking lot”
McKneely says they know Marks was in a romantic relationship with Washington. He is charged with kidnapping and child desertion. They are searching for the missing woman in the Baton Rouge/Baker/Zachary/St. Francisville areas.

The DA in the case of the father who was charged with negligent homicide in the death of his baby daughter who was mistakenly left alone in a hot vehicle for hours, says it appears as though this was a tragic accident. The East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner ruled the 8 month old’s death as accidental hypothermia. 31-year-old Marvin Mercer was arrested a posted $10,000 bail.

Sea lice have been posing a problem for swimmers at Gulf Coast beaches this summer. Texas A&M biology professor Dr. Kim Withers says the pesky little creatures are actually jelly fish larvae. She says they get under clothes, so people may be better off skinny dipping…:
CUT 6 (10) “their nematocysts”
Withers says the jellyfish larvae should clear out in a couple of weeks.

Former LSU basketball star Shaquille O’ Neal says he would like his son to play college basketball for Kentucky, not LSU. Shareef O’ Neal is a four-star prospect out of California and he’s six-foot-nine at the age of 16.