The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s office says they are still looking for the person or persons responsible for the death of a 7-year-old child who was shot while traveling in a car with his family. Michelle Southern reports…

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The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office says a Denham Springs couple is under arrest after being found passed out in a vehicle in Metairie yesterday. Authorities say inside the vehicle with 41-year-old Michael Pierce and his 34-year-old wife, Melanie, were there children, ages 4 and 11 months. They say, when questioned, the couple admitted to injecting heroin earlier in the day. The suspects were charged with child endangerment and several drug related charges.

Education Superintendent John White told the Baton Rouge Advocate the education department’s website was shut down today because the Jindal administration refused to make a payment. A spokesperson for the division of administration says that was not the case and called it a technical glitch. Executive director of the Associated Professional Eductators of Lousiana, Keith Courville, says either way it’s disappointing…

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Jindal’s office and the Department of Education are involved in a legal battle over Common Core.

Louisiana State Police say a traffic accident on Louisiana Highway 421 in Ascension Parish has claimed the life of a pedestrian. Authorities say the incident happened before noon today and they have confirmed one fatality, so far. Highway 421 has been shut down in both directions between LA 934 and LA 621 in St. Amant while police investigate.