The state fire marshal’s office says a young boy was killed in a house fire in Monroe overnight. A second child has been hospitalized for smoke inhalation. Authorities say more information will be released as it becomes available.

Amendment number two on the November ballot is getting nationwide attention, with over two million dollars pumped into the state to convince voters to support requiring unanimous jury decisions in felony trials. President of the Public Affairs Research Council, Robert Travis Scott, says the amendment will have huge legal ramifications if approved.
Cut 7 (08) “…in Louisiana.”
Louisiana and Oregon are the only two states that do not require an unanimous jury decision to secure a guilty verdict.

The winning one-point-six billion dollar Mega Millions lottery ticket was sold in South Carolina. But there are nine Mega Millions tickets sold in Louisiana worth 10-thousand dollars, so check your tickets again.

LSU’s iconic Memorial Tower is recieving a six-point-three million dollar facelift that will not be completed until the Summer of 2020. LSU Assistant Vice President of Planning, Design and Construction, Roger Husser, says significant work will be done to the 95-year-old structure…
cut 14 (09) “…of the building”
Husser says they will also install air conditioning, so that the tower can serve as a public museum.