Two teens are dead and two are recovering from a shooting in Bastrop Thursday night; the result of an apparent argument. Morehouse parish Sheriff Mike Tubbs says it’s bad when youths settle their disputes with gunfire…:
CUT 14 (09) “…younger and younger.”
A 20-year-old is in custody. Tubbs says Willie Wiliams has been charged with two counts of first degree murder and two counts of attempted first degree murder.

Advocates for early childhood education are upset the proposed state budget approved by the House did not provide the additional 51-million dollars in funding for early childhood education assistance that Governor Edwards requested. Libbie Sonnier is executive director of the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children…
cut 7 (12) “…throughout the state”

A shooting Thursday morning in New Iberia left a little girl with a gunshot injury. NIPD’s Sgt. Daesha Hughes says it happened at a Raceway gas station, when a mom left her 4 kids in the car while she ran inside. While gone, one of the kids found a gun in the car and somehow shot his 5-year-old sister in the leg. Hughes says never leave your kids unattended in the car..:
CUT 08 (12) “…for sure.”

He has a Guinness World Record for receiving ten-million dollars worth in scholarships and now 16-year-old Maliq Barnes of New Orleans says he’s decided to accept Cornell University’s offer and pursue dual degrees in computer science and criminal justice. His advice to fellow teens? “Put your best foot forward”…:
CUT 11 (11) “…come true.”
Maliq is set to graduate from International High School of New Orleans on May 24th.