A poll conducted by LSU finds Louisiana residents oppose education standards that are called Common Core, but support the concept. Doctor Michael Henderson, director of LSU’s Public Policy Research Lab, says when citizens were asked if they support Common Core, only 39-percent said yes….

cut 6 (07) “67-percent support it”

Henderson says the survey shows political fighting over Common Core has tainted the Common Core brand.

As body cameras are being introduced to more law enforcement agencies across the state, a Baton Rouge lawmaker wants to make it a requirement that all law enforcement officers are equipped with the new technology. State Representative Dalton Honore says the use of body cameras can protect both citizens and police officers…

cut 3 (08) “down tremendously”

He says there have been recent incidents around the country where the use of body cameras would have answered a lot of questions.

Bond is set at three-million dollars for a Bossier Parish man who faces up to 120 years in prison if convicted on child pornography charges. State Trooper Matt Harris says during a search of 60-year-old Robert Childs’ home they found cameras that were recording houses in the neighborhood where children lived…

cut 10 (08) “to a DVR”

Harris says child pornography was being downloaded as officers searched his residence. Childs was charged with 300 counts of possession of child pornography and three counts of distribution of child porn.

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office says an Opelousas woman is under arrest on charges of improper sexual contact with juveniles. Authorities were alerted to 35-year-old Francesca Spears after the parents of a teenage boy she was contacting reported her sending inappropriate sexual messages to him. An investigation found that two other juveniles were involved. Spears is charged with two counts of computer aided solicitation of a minor and several other charges. The investigation is ongoing and additional charges may be filed.