Deputy Nick Tullier, who was critically wounded in the attack on Baton Rouge Police, has been transferred to a rehab facility in Houston. Terry Sterling with Our Lady of the Lake says they considered it a privilege to take care of Tullier. She says he is leaving a world-class facility, but he will be in great hands in Houston.

Cut 23 (11) “going forward”

Tullier spent 120 days at Our Lady of the Lake.

The jury that will head Cardell Hayes murder trial will be sequestered, flowing a ruling by an Orleans parish criminal court judge. Legal analyst Chick Foret says juries aren’t often sequestered, but he expects this to be a highly publicized case. He says he’s not surprised by the ruling.

Cut 11 (09) “same ruling”

The trail is set to begin December 5.

The University of New Orleans and Northwestern State say they will cover the 60-percent of tuition TOPS students will be required to pay for next semester. NSU President Jim Henderson says they’ve identified some resources from donors to cover all of TOPS the way students were promised.

Cut 7 (10) “is sacrosanct”
Henderson says many universities are doing what they can to lessen the damage on students.

The Triple-A Minor League baseball team, The New Orleans Zephyrs, are now the Baby Cakes. General Manager Cookie Rojas says they took ideas from fans and focus groups to come up with a new nickname to liven up baseball in the Crescent City. He says the moment he heard the name, he knew this was it.

Cut 12 (10) “of endearment”

He adds the King Cake with the baby inside helped them develop the new name.