16:30 Newscast June 28

Pizza enthusiasts across Louisiana are mourning the loss of Johnny Huntsman, founder of Johnny’s Pizza House and creator of the famed Sweep the Kitchen pizza. His brother Chester Huntsman says coaching was Johnny’s first love, and he spent one season at the helm of the West Monroe High School Rebel football team.

Cut 10 (10) “at everything”

Johnny passed away this morning at the age of 77.

All four suspects in the brutal beating and robbery in New Orleans are behind bars. NOPD Superintendent Michael Harrison says it was only a matter of time before these men were tracked down.

Cut 7 (06) “that promise”

Footage of the incident went viral, which helped law enforcement identify and locate the suspects.

The National Safety Council ranks Louisiana the tenth safest state in the country overall, but the state receives an F rating for workplace safety. President and CEO Deborah Hersman says the state has lots of improvement to make in this category.

Cut 4 (11) “needs help”

Louisiana earned an A grade for roadway safety and a C for home and community safety.

A new report finds Louisiana voucher students are now even with their district peers, even after an initial dip. The findings were co-released by Jonathan Mills, who has been tracking the progress of the students who enrolled three years ago. He says after the first year they were performing worse, and in year 2 they were slightly less behind.

Cut 12 (06) “the same”