There was a school shooting in Louisiana yesterday. It happened at St. Helena College and Career Academy which is a high school in Greensburg. Authorities say a 14-year-old student fatally shot another student and wounded two others. The suspected gunman is in custody and classes for today and tomorrow are canceled.

East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore was joined by NFL star Warrick Dunn as he filed an injunction to stop upcoming clemency hearings for death row inmates.
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LSU has hit a milestone for its research efforts as for the first time in school history its exceeded 400-million dollars in total research activity in just one year. Vice president of research and economic development at LSU, Robert Twilley says this shows the university’s commitment to solving Louisiana’s problems and this type of research activity creates an estimated one-point-two billion dollar economic impact on Louisiana…
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The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says this historically dry summer is having an impact on wildlife. State wildlife veterinarian Doctor Jim Lacour says the lack of rain, effects vegetation and results in fewer insects, which is not good for young turkeys and quail…
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Lacour says drought conditions also limit water sources, thus concentrating wildlife and increasing the risk of predation and disease transmission.