17:30 LRN Newscast July 7 2017

A 73-year-old Slidell man is recovering after he was brutally beaten during what authorities are calling a road rage incident. 19-year-old Brett McCraney and 26-year-old Adonis Young were seen attacking the victim while he was still in his vehicle, according to Detective Daniel Seuzeneau with Slidell Police…:
Cut 11 (11) “penalties”
Seuzeneau says the victim has severe injuries to his face and head.

Raising Cane’s is named the fastest-growing fast food chain in the US for 2017 by the publication Nation’s Restaurant News. Matt Massey is the Regional Vice President at Cane’s…:
CUT 6 (11) “everyday”
Cane’s has 310 locations in several states and countries.

One of the officers wounded in last July’s deadly ambush of law enforcement in Baton Rouge has filed a lawsuit accusing Black Lives Matter leaders of inciting violence that led to a gunman killing three officers and injuring three others. Legal analyst Tim Meche says the plantiffs will have a difficult time winning this suit, because it is hard to hold someone accountable for the actions of a person who was clearly insane….
cut 14 (09) “…crazily”
Black Lives Matter leaders were involved in protests over the shooting of Alton Sterling in the days before the attack on law enforcement.

There was some hope pitcher Alex Lange would return to LSU for his senior season, because he had yet to sign a professional baseball contract with the Chicago Cubs, who drafted him in the first round. But Lange and the World Champs got a deal done before a 4 PM deadline.