Those looking to give hoverboards as a gift this holiday season need to be wary as they’re known to burst into flames. Jeff Palermo reports…

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The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office says one man is dead and three others injured after a weekend shooting at a house party in Raceland. They say when officers arrived at the scene, they found 20-year-old Tra’von Folse with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. A 23-year-old man received wounds to the neck and arm. At last report, he was listed in stable condition. Two others were shot in the incident. Both have been treated and released. The police investigation is ongoing.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has received 11 young whooping cranes, 8 females and 3 males, to be released at White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area. Spokesperson Bo Boehringer says they’re working to create a flock that is able to survive in the wild…

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Boehringer says they’ve experienced some hardships since the project began six years ago, like illnesses and birds being illegally shot.

A philosophy professor at UNO has received a grant to study alternatives to incarceration. Professor Chris Suprenant says the grant will help them study America’s approach to punishment. He says they will look at other forms of punishment around the world that are currently being used or have been used historically…

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Suprenant says the project will consider under what conditions incarceration is legitimate and should be implemented.