10:30 LRN Newscast July 8

47-year-old Brian Horn has been convicted by a Desoto Parish jury a second time for the 2010 brutal killing of 12-year-old Justin Bloxom of Stonewall. The verdict was returned in DeSoto District Court after less than 15 minutes of deliberations. Desoto District Attorney Charlie Adams says Horn’s case is why Louisiana has the death penalty….

Cut 5 (11)  “…appropriate result.”

A $21 million broadband expansion to bring high-speed, affordable, and reliable internet to 10,000 households and businesses in Avoyelles Parish is underway. ConnectLA Executive Director Veneeth Iyengar says Avoyelles is only one of several rural parishes selected to receive broadband …

Cut 15 (13)  “…most impact.”

Anglers should prepare for reduced limits on redfish. It’s part of an effort to preserve the redfish populations in Louisiana waterways. The new limit would be 3 reds per day, per angler, instead of the current 5. Wildlife & Fisheries Commissioner Joe McPherson says that will speed up a 30-year rebuilding process big time…:

CUT 07  (10)        “…are in.”

A newly approved drug to treat Alzheimer’s is a beacon of hope for the over 5-million Americans affected by the disease. Dr. Owen Carmichael, with LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, says the drug Laqembi (lah-kem-be) Is a breakthrough, but it may not work for ALL patients…:

CUT 11(11)      “…other protein.”