17:30 LRN Newscast June 27th

Lawyers representing Alton Sterling’s children have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Baton Rouge, it’s police department and police chief and the two white police officers involved in last summer’s fatal shooting of the black man. Attorney Chris Stewart says a culture of racial bias among Baton Rouge cops fueled the shooting…
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The lawsuit was filed in state court. The Baton Rouge Police Department is not commenting. One of the plantiffs attorney’s, Michael Adams says the suit seeks unspecified damages…
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A federal investigation has already determined no criminal charges against the officers.

This year’s Fourth of July gas prices are the lowest since 2005. Senior petroleum analyst Patrick Dehaan with GasBuddy.com says prices usually peak around May when refineries finish up maintenance and transition to summer grade gasoline, and we usually see a slight decline after that:
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The statewide average of $2.06 a gallon is well below the national average of $2.25.

Tiger fans will soon have a new brew of their own, as Louisiana’s own Community Coffee gears up to launch an LSU Blend full-bodied special dark roast coffee. Spokesperson Jodi Conachen says the Baton Rouge based company wanted to honor its roots.
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Conachen says the LSU Blend will be available next month.