12:30 LRN Newscast May 17

The US Supreme Court rules that those convicted in the past on non-unanimous jury verdicts will not automatically get a retrial. The decision states that a prior ruling deeming non-unanimous jury verdicts unconstitutional is not retroactive. Attorney Andre Belanger argued for retroactivity, calling the 6-3 decision unfair…

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The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office argued against retroactivity in front of the court.

The temporary shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline only highlighted the truck driver shortage. Louisiana Motor Transport Association Executive Director Renee Amar says the driver shortage was already an issue well before the pandemic.

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Former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer died this morning in Baton Rouge at the age of 77. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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