A lawsuit filed by 17 lawmakers who claim the department of education and BESE did not follow the state’s laws when it adopted Common Core will be heard in a Baton Rouge courtroom today. This is one of two Common Core-related suits that are moving through the legal system. Legal analyst Tim Meche says people are trying to bring their politics into the courtroom.
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Meche says thecase needs an authoritative judge who will demand a ettlement be reached without court intevention.

Senator Mary Landrieu is facing accusations that she used Senate money to pay for chartered flights to attend campaign events. Her two Republican opponents in the upcoming Senate race have criticized Landrieu on this issue in recent days. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan doesn’t see this as a big campaign issue…
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Landrieu’s campaign says they will reimburse the Senate for both flights that have been questioned.

The Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control announce they’ve issued nearly 900 citations to Louisiana businesses for selling alcohol and tobacco to minors as a result of their Summer Crackdown operation. Eric Gill has more…
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Two people have finally been indicted for murder in the case of a Bourbon Street stripper, who was murdered and her body parts washed ashore along Mississippi beaches. It was 2012 when Jaren Lockhart’s killed. Prosecutors say Margaret Sanchez and Terry Speaks committed the brutal homicide.