The Southern Poverty Law Center has issued a report that provides the state with recommendations on improving its juvenile justice system. Senior policy analyst Devlin Davis says a major problem with the state’s youth justice system is that it’s over-reliant on incarceration, which is ripe with abuse. He says there are other alternatives that focus on rehab..
Cut 11 (09) “…own communities”
The Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice says they are constantly reviewing recommendations from third party groups.

The search for a missing New Jersey man in Rapides Parish is over as the body of 58-year-old Robert Owens was found in a densely wooded area. Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Tommy Carnline says Owens was a geocacher…
cut 7 (10) “…..the country”
Owens was known to be an active geocacher.

Tonight is a one billion dollar Powerball jackpot drawing and maybe the winning ticket will be sold in the Bayou State. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson Dustin Annison says we are due…
cut 4 (10) “…the win”
Annison says the odds of winning the jackpot is one in two hundred ninety-two point two million, which means you are more likely to be struck by lighting.

Former LSU pitcher Paul Skenes has signed with the Pittsburgh Pirates and he’s received a nine-point-two million dollar signing bonus, a record for an M-L-B draft pick. Skenes will report to the Pirates spring training site in Florida. No word on when he’ll pitch in the majors…
cut 15 (12) “….than college”