12:30 LRN Newscast May 25

A St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputy was shot this morning and the suspect is 13-years old. In an interview with WWL TV, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith says Deputy Kenneth Doby was on patrol when he answered a call of a suspected burglary around 3 this morning.

Cut 3 (10) “..in the back.”

The suspect was apprehended.

Just after midnight, Monroe Police responded to the Swanson Correctional Center for Youth in reference to a disturbance. Sgt Mike Fendall with Monroe PD says a fight broke out among several inmates and they barricaded doors and even held a correction officer captive. Three of the inmates were over the age of 18.

Cut 10 (11) ” ….weapon.” 

The four other juveniles remain at the Swanson facility.

A New Orleans lawmaker tells a Senate Committee he’s receiving death threats over his legislation to remove Robert E Lee Day and Confederate Memorial Day as official holidays…

Cut 2 (32) “…I’m Jeff Palermo”