12:30 Newscast, March 13th. 2017

All three of Louisiana’s US Attorneys have resigned or retired after US Attorney General Jeff Sessions called for mass resignations last week. US Attorney Walt Green of Louisiana’s middle district is the latest to step down, which disappoints East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore…:
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Lafayette area US Attorney Stephanie Finley and New Orleans-based US Attorney Kenneth Polite both announced their departure Friday.

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center is looking for kids to participate in an obesity study to examine health behaviors. Dr. Amanda Staiano says it’s not just diet and exercise that affect a person’s health…:
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You can sign your kid up on Pennington’s website.

The trial begins today for a former Marksville City Marshal accused of fatally shooting a 6-year-old boy. 33-year-old Derrick Stafford is one of two officers who allegedly fired into the victim’s vehicle in November of 2015 killing an autistic child, Jeremy Mardis and injuring his father, Chris Few. Legal Analyst Tim Meche says the graphic body camera video will play a critical part in the case…:
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The other suspect in this case is Norris Greenhouse Jr. who is scheduled to be tried on June 12th.

The UNO men’s basketball team left today for Dayton, Ohio that’s where the Privateers will play Mount St. Mary’s on Tuesday in the first game of the NCAA Tournament. The Privateers are the only Louisiana University to get an invite.