Attorney General Jeff Landry announces a new program aimed at addressing the opioid epidemic in Louisiana. He says there will now be a 24/7 prescription drug takeback box located at Baton Rouge Police headquarters, with the ultimate goal of having one in every parish…:
CUT 25 (10) “per hundred people”
The locations of all Drug Take Back Boxes in Louisiana may be found online at EndTheEpidemicLA.org.

Louisiana’s Superintendent of Education John White released the annual school performance scores for the 2016-2017 year. White says the scores have remained steady for the third consecutive year, with Louisiana fourth graders are showing the most improvement in reading and math…:
Cut 9 (06) “progress”
This is the last year public schools with be graded on the state’s curve transition policy.

The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office has released more information in the mysterious death of 44-year-old Brian Tumas who was found on a street in his subdivision. Sheriff Jeff Wiley says they aren’t ruling out hit and run, but foul play could still be a factor. Wiley says there was a lot about Tumas that nobody knew like when he stopped working for the state:
Cut 4 (11) “schedules”
He says autopsy results revealed that in addition to the localized brain damage, Tumas had significant injuries through his entire body.