Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu was unsuccessful in her attempt to get the US Senate to pass a bill that would authorize the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. Michelle Southern reports…

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Baton Rouge police have arrested two cousins in connection with the shooting death of West. St. John High School football coach Juan Joseph. 25-year-old Kendric Lentrell Cloud, who is accused of shooting Joseph, turned himself in last night and was booked on second degree murder and other charges. 25-year-old Lemark Cloud, the alleged getaway driver, is charged with accessory to second-degree murder among other charges.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana says a school bus driver in East Baton Rouge Parish harassed and detained a student because he thought the 16-year-old was gay. E-B-R school system spokesperson Keith Bromery says they’ll use this incident as an example when training bus drivers that they should not harass students about religious or sexual orientation beliefs…

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Louisiana ACLU Executive Director Marjorie Esman says they’ve asked the East Baton Rouge School System to fully investigate the complaint.

The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International states the drone industry will have an estimated economic impact of $213 million dollars on Louisiana over the next three years. President Michael Toscano says unmanned aircraft systems are very good as delivery systems and situation awareness…

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He says over 1,000 jobs would be generated over the same time period.