(Please note update to JPSO story.)

The story about the Baton Rouge mother who allegedly beat her children for breaking into a house, then was arrested, is receiving outrage from across the country. BRPD says 30-year-old Schaquana Spears was charged with two counts of child cruelty. It’s now in the hands of DA Hillar Moore, who is not sure if he’s going to prosecute…:
CUT 4 (11) “criminality there”
Authorities say the 10, 12, and 13-year-olds broke into a neighbor’s house and stole a hover board, electronics, and socks, and mom wasn’t happy about it.

The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s office is reporting an officer has been shot and killed on the Westbank. The cop was reportedly shot during a pedestrian stop. Police said they had two people detained and that one of the individuals was described as the suspected shooter. K9 and helicopter had to be called in for the manhunt. We’ll have more on this as it develops.

The lawyer of a Marksville City Marshall accused of fatally shooting a 6-year-old boy has filed a motion to move the trial out of Avoyelles Parish. 31-year-old Derrick Stafford’s attorney, Christopher LaCour, says with all the media coverage he doesn’t believe Stafford can get a fair trial in this parish…:
cut 12 (09) “is corrupt”
Stafford and Greenhouse are set to go to trial this fall.

Instead of repairing the Jimmy Davis Bridge over the River River in Shreveport-Bossier, DOTD says they’ve decided just to build a brand new bridge. Spokeswoman Cindy Dorfner says this will mean less congestion and an easier drive for commuters…:
CUT 9 (12) “and forth”
She says they aren’t sure at this point how much the new bridge will cost or when it will be complete.