For the second time in five days, there has been a deadly shooting in broad daylight in New Orleans. The latest one happened this afternoon in the French Quarter, just one block south of Bourbon Street. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick says this was not a random shooting.

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Kirkpatrick says a person of interest is in custody.

New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter is sleeping outside tonight to draw attention to youth homelessness in the city, the state and the country. Congressman Carter is participating in the Covenant House Sleep Out tonight.

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Louisiana voters will decide on four constitutional amendments in a Dec. 7 election, two of the amendments address legislative budgeting.  Sean Richardson has the story.

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Researchers at LSU are developing a hand-held device to better detect cancer cells during surgery. It’s called SafeMargin, and the purpose of the device is to quickly detect a clean margin during cancer surgeries. The team, led by electrical engineering associate professor Dr. Jian Xu (JAN ZHOO), hopes to bring it to market by the end of the decade.