2:30 LRN Newscast June 17

A consumer advocacy group once again observes an anniversary by sending a business lobby a tiki torch. What’s that about? Brooke Thorington explains…:

CUT 01(35)      “…Brooke Thorington.”

Deputies in Lafourche Parish arrest a suspected heroin dealer, after one of his customers dies from a drug overdose. 39-year-old Christopher Seely, of Bayou Blue, reportedly admitted selling the man the heroin. He’s charged – for now – with narcotics distribution.

 

More trouble at the Bridge City Center for Youth, a juvenile detention facility near New Orleans. Five young men escaped overnight Thursday. Four have been captured. Last night, a riot broke out as about 20 inmates got out of their cells and seized control of parts of the place. SWAT teams got everything under control within a few hours. This is the fourth big incident there this year.

This Father’s Day you may want to forget about getting Dad a tie or a wallet and instead maybe hand him a copy of the classifieds. A new survey by Wallethub.com says that Louisiana is the worst state in the country for working dads. Communications director Jill Gonzalez says the rankings speak for themselves…:

CUT 06(14)      “…struggled the most.”

All the states at the bottom of the rankings are in the Deep South. Read into that what you will.