LRN Newscast 5:30 Jeff Palermo

A lawsuit has been filed challenging Governor Bobby Jindal’s controversial order that sought to protect individuals who oppose same-sex marriages. Louisiana ACLU Executive Director Marjorie Esman says this order goes beyond the scope of what the Louisiana Constitution allows a governor to do…:
CUT 13 (12) “to uphold”
Jindal says the executive order protects religious liberty and he will not back down from defending it.

State Police say a trooper who conducted a traffic stop in Rapides Parish was injured and shot at during an altercation with the driver. Authorities say the trooper was hit in the head with an unknown object and they are looking for the individuals who were involved. State Police say they were in a 90s model Chevrolet Caprice with a gray paint job or primer color.

Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne says if the Baton Rouge hosted Miss USA pageant is not televised, the state Department of Tourism will withhold payment of $50,000. NBC says they aren’t going to air the pageant due to ties with Donald Trump who they feel made offensive comments about immigrants…:
CUT 12 (09) “the broadcast”
Miss USA is slated for July 12th.

Wal Mart says the cake made at the Slidell location with the design of an ISIS flag was made by mistake by an employee who didn’t know what it was. Chuck Netzhammer originally ordered a “Heritage Not Hate” Confederate flag cake, but the bakery did not honor the request so he then ordered the ISIS image which was made and sold to him…:
CUT 7 (08) “beheading Christians”
That was from a video he made on YouTube.