Governor Bobby Jindal has filed a lawsuit against the federal government alleging the Obama administration violated the Constitution by using federal grant money to force states to adopt the Common Core education standards. Jindal says Common Core is the latest effort by the feds to have Washington D-C in control of everything…

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The audio is from a recent PSA from the governor, calling for the public’s help in his effort to stop Common Core.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals says they have some serious problems with Harvey Kliebert’s Turtle & Alligator Farm & Tours in Hammond. PETA council Brittany Peet says not only are the animals there living in deplorable conditions, but they are also putting their employees at risk…

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Peet says they’ve filed a complaint with OSHA to investigate reports of employees being required to taunt the animals. Kliebert’s has yet to respond to our request for comment.

Natchitoches Central High Principal Bill Gordy says it was a random act of violence that led to the death of 18-year-old Johnquaries Smith. Smith died yesterday from the head injury he sustained during a fight with another student at school. Gordy describes Smith as a nice young man, who he spoke to frequently…

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16-year-old Timothy Ray Robinson has been charged with manslaughter.

Questions continue to surround the case of the handcuffed New Iberia man who is said to have fatally shot himself in the back of a police car. The Iberia Parish Coroner ruled Victor White III shot himself in the chest. UL-Lafayette Anthropology Professor Maranda Kles is a former Florida homicide investigator and says we do know White was intoxicated at the time of his arrest and tested positive for marijuana…

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The Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office and State Police have not released many details in the ongoing investigation.