17:30 LRN Newscast June 30

Two arrests have been made in the murder of the Raising Cane’s shift manager who was killed during an armed robbery. 23-year-old Joshua Every and 24-year-old Mark Crocklen are both charged with armed robbery and first degree murder for the death of 21-year-old Taylor Friloux. Kenner Police Chief Michael Glaser says the suspects are going back and forth about who stabbed the girl, but the video clearly shows what happened.

CUT 4 (10)  “the floor”

Police say this was a planned robbery.

Cuts will still need to be made on government services when the new fiscal year starts tomorrow, but the concern is that there will be a deficit in the current year that would carry over. Rob Henson with the State Treasurer’s Office says even with the work that the legislature did in the two special sessions, there are still major money problems ahead…:

Cut 13 (09)  “for sure”

A motion has been filed to allow a jury to hear a secret recording of Iberia Parish Sheriff Louis Ackal calling a federal prosecutor in a pending case a “sorry son of a b****”. Legal analyst Tim Meche says Ackal did not know he was being recorded.

cut 10 (10)  “legally obtained”

Ackal also allegedly made anti-Semitic remarks about the prosecutor.

Two 18th District judges have been suspended without pay, due to misconduct. Judge Robin Free and Judge James Best’s region covers Iberville, Pointe Coupee and West Baton Rouge parishes. Judge Alvin Batiste, who also handles cases in that district, says anytime a judge is punished, it is serious…:

cut 14 (10)  “that code”

The Supreme Court suspended Free for a year, and Best was suspended 15 days.