The lawyer representing Attorney General Liz Murrill says the Orleans Parish grand jury which indicted her client on 16 felony counts had leaked information, in violation of the law. Laura Rodrigue says that would give Murrill great concern about Orleans Parish grand juries as a whole.
Cut 11 (09) “…in New Orleans?”
Students in grades three through 12 achieve the highest statewide performance ever on the LEAP test, with 36-percent scoring Mastery or Advanced. State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says that’s especially notable, especially given what the state has been through in the seven years that he’s been the education superintendent.
Cut 13 (12) “…educators had prevailed.”
A person was killed in the shooting of a Shreveport officer outside a downtown bar early yesterday morning. Bar owner Tim Huck says four people were fighting in an alley next to the business when the officer stepped in.
Huck says the officer’s bulletproof vest did its job, and her injuries are non-life-threatening.
DOTD is taking the next steps in building the I-49 Lafayette Connector by signing a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. The connector is part of a larger I-49 project to upgrade U.S. Highway 90 to Interstate standards and improve the commute between Lafayette and the Gulf Coast and eventually New Orleans. Deidra Druilhet with DOTD says Lafayette is part of one of the fastest-growing regions in the state.