4:30 LRN Newscast April 27

A Baton Rouge man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity after killing a woman with his car, has been released from a state mental facility. 21-year-old Jack Jordan’s attorney James Manasseh says his client has weekly meetings with psychiatrists, and probation officers and is no longer allowed to drive…:

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Manasseh says Jordan will essentially be on probation for the remainder of his life.

Deputies in Sabine Parish arrest two woman for embezzling thousands of dollars from the villages where they worked as clerks. 50-year-old Anna Ferguson allegedly stole from the village of Florien, and 53-year-old Brenda Frederick allegedly took money from the town of Noble. Both women have been charged with malfeasance and theft.

 

The World Meteorological Organization has retired Ida from the rotating lists of Atlantic Hurricane names. Jeff Palermo has the story…:

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Police in New Orleans say a 3-year-old girl was shot to death inside her French Quarter home Tuesday. Reportedly the little girls older brothers – ages 17 and 18 – have been taken into custody. So far, there’s no word on what charges they may be facing