Harper Lee, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “To Kill A Mockingbird,” has died at the age of 89. Head of Special Collections at LSU Jessica Lacher Feldman says Lee’s death is the end of an era. Feldman was the Director of Special Collections at the University of Alabama, where Lee would speak to students once a year. She says Lee’s novel resonated deeply with many people…:
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Funeral services for Lee have not yet been announced.

The ACLU of Louisiana issued a statement in response to the latest rather aggressive Crime Stoppers viral video by St. Landry Parish’s Captain Clay Higgins looking for wanted Gremlines Gang members. Executive Director Marjorie Esman says this aggravates the problem of a public who feels cops are the bad guys…:
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Apple is fighting the federal government over hacking into iPhones and the ruling could impact a murder case in Baton Rouge. Halen Doughty has the story…:
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State Police urged the public to be on the lookout for a toddler and her father. Troopers issued a Level II Endangered/Missing Child Media Advisory on behalf of the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office for 22-month-old Desiree Mayfield of Baton Rouge. She was last seen Thursday afternoon with her father 23 year old Donoven Bessie. Authorities said the child is believed to be in danger.