A 17-year-old who was with Madison Brooks prior to her death has been indicted for first and third-degree rape. Desmond Carter of Walker will also be tried as an adult for a sexual assualt that allegedly occurred last month after Brooks and four men left a bar near the LSU campus. Legal analyst Franz Borghardt says it’s appropriate for Carter to be tried as an adult based on his age and charges…
cut 5 (03) “….as an adult”
A grand jury has yet to hand down indictments against Carter’s three co-defendants.

There’s an uproar over the Orleans District Attorney’s office decision not to prosecute 19 individuals for illegal gun possession during Carnival. Metropolitian Crime Commission President Rafael Goyeneche says it undermines efforts by the police to eliminate guns from the French Quarter and parade routes…
cut 6 (06) “….prosecutors”
Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser is upset there are no consequences for the individuals arrested.

Tax reforms passed in 2021 now have Louisiana ranked among the lowest state income tax rates, where they were once among the highest….
Cut 2 (31) “…I’m Kevin Gallagher.”

Record highs could be set today with temperatures in the low 80s. State Climatologist Barry Keim says temps will continue to run about 15-degrees above normal in south Louisiana for the next week…
cut 10 (08) “….into the weekend”