Several parishes in Louisiana have begun issuing marriage licenses in compliance with the Supreme Court decision allowing same sex marriages in all 50 states. More expected to join in, as for the reast, Chairman of the Forum for Equality, Chris Otten, says the Louisiana Clerks of Court Association is on notice…
CUT 3 (10) Q”federal law”

An associate professor at LSU has been fired after using foul language and telling sexually-themed jokes to students. Teresa Buchanan was terminated, even after a five faculty member committee in March recommended she keep her job. She says she will fight the termination in court. LSU Faculty Senate President Kevin Cole points out if foul language is the cause, they ought to deal with other areas of LSU…
CUT 11 (04) Q: “of the coaches”
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The controversial drug called midazolam (mah-dazzle-um) can be legally used for lethal injections. That ruling from the US Supreme Court came today. Gary Clements an anti-death penalty lawyer in New Orleans and he’s is still hopeful that one day any form of capital punishment will be prohibited
CUT 8 (10) “unconstitutional”
Last week, a federal judge in Baton Rouge put on hold any execution in Louisiana until July of 2016.

The National Weather Service is now calling for the Red River in Shreveport to crest Tuesday at 31-feet. Hydrologist C.S. Ross says this revised forecast puts the crest a few inches lower than what was previously expected
cut 12 (06) “this morning”