12:30 Newscast, April 13th, 2016

The attorney for the family of Will Smith said the former Saints player was shot 8 times in the back, Smith’s wife Racquel was hit twice and that the shooting was intentional. Peter Thomson says he wants to clear up lies being spread by the defense lawyer of Cardell Hayes. Thomson says there was no hit and run. He says the Hummer suddenly stopped in the road forcing Smith to slam on his breaks
CUT 12 (08) “they continued”
Thomson says the Hummer later violently rammed the back of Smith’s car, the two got into an altercation and that’s when Smith was shot 8 times in the back.

A proposed constitutional amendment to allow non-felons to carry concealed hand guns without a permit was shot down by the House Criminal Justice committee. Victoria Joy with the Louisiana Violence Reduction Coalition says this measure could allow dangerous people to carry loaded, hidden weapons in public with no safety training…:
CUT 9 (03) “dangerous bill”

A bill that would allow the sale of raw, unpasteurized milk barely advances in the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. Sierra Majors of Melville says people should have the right to choose if they want to drink raw milk. She says many of our parents enjoyed raw milk their whole lives…:
CUT 5 (06) “first place”
But Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says drinking raw milk is not safe..:
CUT 7 (09) “pasteurized milk”
The vote moves to the Senate floor on a 3-2 vote.