Students Graduating from LSU this morning were treated to a commencement speech by Alumnus U.S. Congressman Steve Scalise. He spoke extensively about his journey following a nearly fatal shooting on a baseball diamond in Washington D.C. He says he will forever be indebted to those who helped him during his rehabilitation.
Scalise is also scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the LSU law school graduation in June.
Heart wrenching testimony was presented in favor of a bill that would make it illegal to touch your phone while driving. The bill passed Senate Transportation. Susan says her daughter died in front of her small children who had just been dropped off after she was hit pulling out of a driveway by a driver who was on his phone.
Sunday is Mother’s Day and the National Retail Federation anticipates that Americans will spend 23 billion dollars on mom. Becca Dill has more.
And a Gonzales man has been charged with cruelty to a juevenile after allegedly duck taping his 15-month-old childs hands together and posting it on social media. David Williams is being held in an ascension parish jail on a 500,000 dollar bond.
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