The East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney’s Office is considering seeking the death penalty against a man who allegedly raped a four-year-old child. D-A Hillar Moore says the biggest obstacle in pursuing the death penalty against 25-year-old Anthony Jelks is a Supreme Court decision that ruled that executing someone for a crime in which the victim did not die violates the Eighth Amendment.

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Moore says if the death penalty is off the table, he will also consider castration, in accordance with Louisiana law.

Florida will soon become the first state in the country to exempt all children from routine childhood vaccines as a condition of enrolling in school. Senator Bill Cassidy, who’s a medical doctor by trade, says it’s a bad decision, and he says he’s not the only Republican who feels that way.

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A back-up defensive tackle for LSU is off the team, but the Tigers starting center has a good chance to play this Saturday against Florida. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Sylvia Fowles and Joe Horn are among eight legends who will be inducted into the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame next year. Fowles led LSU to four straight Final Fours from 2005 to 2008 and was an eight-time WNBA All-Star in her 15-year career. Horn played seven of his 12 NFL seasons with the Saints and played in four Pro Bowls.