Wilbert Jones walked out of prison today, a free man after spending nearly 46 years behind bars for a conviction that was thrown out by a Baton Rouge judge because the prosecution hid evidence that could have exonerated him. There is a law that allows wrongly convicted individuals to receive compensation, but Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says Jones’ case may not qualify…
cut 8 (12) “….is innocent”

The U-S House has voted to renew the flood insurance program, but Congressman Ralph Abraham voted against it, because it will lead to higher flood insurance premiums for many property owners…
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Abraham hopes the U-S Senate will make changes to the legislation, so homeowners are not hit with double digit premium increases.

The busy holiday travel season starts next week and the Transportation Security Administration is asking passengers to make sure they don’t pack guns in their carry-on travel bags. T-S-A spokesperson Sari Koshetz says so far this year, six guns have been confiscated at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport and 52 from Louis Armstrong in New Orleans….
cut 11 (11) “…unloaded”

Twenty-three juvenile whooping cranes have been added to the Louisiana flock as part of the state’s effort to reestablish the population of the large white bird. LDWF Biologist Sara Zimorski says some of the new birds are the result of donations from the Audubon Nature Institute and Chevron…
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