A 22-year-old Denham Springs man has been arrested and charged with the murder of a massage therapist who lived in Baton Rouge. 24-year-old Kayla Ann Denham went missing after meeting her first-time client Christopher Landry for a massage. Denham’s body was eventually found in an abandon building. Livingston Sheriff Jason Ard asks the public to keep the family of the victim in their thoughts during this difficult time…
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Landry is facing obstruction and murder charges. The sheriff says this is the first time Landry has been accused of a violent crime.

Former U.S. Senator David Vitter has joined a New Orleans law firm. Butler Snow says Vitter will practice in the firm’s business department and focus on business and economic development in the energy sector. Vitter will also continue his work with the lobbyist group Mercury Public Affairs.

Disabled students will no longer be subjected to paddling in public schools, thanks to a bill that won final passage in the legislature. Allison Badgerow testified in support, saying her autistic son is thriving in school after switching to a school district that does not allow spanking.
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She says her son was showing violent tendencies in a school where physical punishment is allowed.

And the legislature has passed legislation that says students can bring sunscreen to school and apply it themselves without a doctor’s note. Sarah Gray of Baton Rouge, heads a skin cancer awareness foundation, and she says it’s sunscreen that protects us the most from damaging UV rays….
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Seven other states have approved similiar legislation.