12:30 Newscast, May 1st, 2017

An 83-year-old Larose man has been found guilty of sexual battery of a 7-year-old that occurred over 30 years ago. Lafourche Assistant District Attorney Kristine Russell says a victim came forward to report the incidents with Warren Danos that occurred between 1984 and 1986…:
Cut 11 (09) “he raped her”
Russell says Danos is set to be sentenced in June on a count of sexual battery.

It’s a sad day in Ouachita Parish, as the community mourns the loss of 26-year-old Sheriff’s Deputy Justin Beard. State Trooper Michael Reichardt says Beard was responding to a burglar alarm early Sunday morning on Highway 34 when he was involved in a crash…:
Cut 5 (08) “this crash”
Reichardt says the roads were wet from rain, and Beard was not wearing his seatbelt.

Civil rights activists say protests can be expected if the DOJ chooses not to file charges against the Baton Rouge cops involved in the fatal shooting of Alton Sterling…:
Cut 2 (30) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

The text of the spending bill to fund the federal government was unveiled by Congress this morning, and the proposal only includes $400 million dollars in disaster funding. That’s far short of the $2 billion request by Governor John Bel Edwards for Louisiana’s recovery.