The investigation continues in East Baton Rouge Parish into the stabbing and strangling of a sex offender in Zachary. Authorities found 47-year-old Robert Noce’s body in a plastic drum. Noce was serving probation for a sex crime involving a child. A 21-year-old man and 17-year-old woman -have been charged in his murder. The woman is listed in court documents as one of Doce’s victims.

An online portal to accept comments from the public about Common Core has been set up by the State Department of Education. Lake Charles Rep. Brett Geymann helped set it up, and – as part of the review process- he says the new governor, legislature and BESE will have a say on what changes could be made…
CUT 5 (10) Q: ‘their opinion’
He says you can provide public comments at louisiana.statestandards.com.
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A Reeves man has died after he tried to steal copper from a utility pole in Jeff Davis Parish. Chris Ivey with the sheriff’s office criminal investigations division, says 51-year-old Jesse Jones III was electrocuted while trying to yank down copper wire from poles near Highway 165…
CUT 10 (07) Q: “of utilities”
Three other men were involved in the attempt and were arrested on theft charges.

The 388 solider reduction at Fort Polk has been announced by the US Army, which is implementing a nation-wide troop reduction of 40-thousand at bases around the nation. While Fort Polk Progress Chairman Michael Reese is relieve the Vernon Parish base was spared major cuts, he wants to make sure it doesn’t happen again….
CUT 14 (11) Q: “of service”