The Lafayette man convicted in the 2013 death of 15-year-old Austin Rivault is scheduled to be sentenced this morning. 21-year-old Seth Fontenot was found guilty of one count of manslaughter and faces up to 40-years, but legal analyst Tim Meche doesn’t think Fontenot will get the maximum…:
CUT 4 (07) “to the judge”
Fontenot contends he thought the victims were robbing him and was trying to shoot at a truck to scare them off.

A former Iberville Parish teacher has been indicted on 37 criminal counts as a result of accusations he had sex with his former students. Keavin Keith, who recently was named teacher of the year at MSA-West Academy in Plaquemine, is free on bond. A teacher, who wishes to stay anonymous, that formerly worked with Keith commented to LRN on his indictment….
Cut 10 (07) “at fault”

There’s a lot of attention on the fall statewide elections, but there’s also plenty of political activity involving legislative races. On the Senate side, nine seats open, seven because of term limits. And on the House side, there’s at least 19 open seats, 14 are the result of term limits. Political analyst and pollster John Courville says the jockeying for these open seats is well underway, even though qualifying for these races are two months away…:
CUT 13 (05) “wasting their time”
Courville says many candidates use this time to speak one-on-one with residents and fundraise.

The University of Louisiana System has authorized area colleges to raise their tuition and fees by an average of 10 percent in the upcoming school year. The increases are permitted under the GRAD Act. All campuses will receive at least some increase according to ULS leaders.