Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry announced that the two white officers involved in the shooting of Alton Sterling, a black man, will not be charged. Landry says this was a justifiable shooting under Louisiana’s law as the 37-year-old failed to cooperate with the police
cut 7 (09) “…was resisiting”
Landry says Sterling had a gun in his pocket and was under the influence of drugs.

The Sterling family was notified of the A-G’s decision before Landry told the public charges against the officers will not be pursued. His aunt, Velda Washington ,says racism played a role in the outcome…
cut 16 (09) “…nobody”
The Sterling Family has already filed a civil lawsuit against the Baton Rouge Police Department and Officers Blane Salamoni and Howie Lake.

A bill to allow the home delivery of factory sealed alcohol beverages to your front door has passed out of a Senate committee. Bill sponsor, Jennings Senator Blade Morrish, says there are already several home delivery food companies such as Waitr. He says alcohol delivery would fit in well…
Cut 3 (08) “do that.”
The deliveries can only be made during the days and hours the retailer is authorized to sell alcoholic beverages. The measure heads to the Senate floor.

A state audit has found the Department of Children and Family Services has done a much better job when it comes to not providing food stamp benefits to individuals who are already deceased. In a 2014 review, the state allocated one-point-three million in SNAP benefits to nearly four-thousand who had died. Division of Family Support Sam Guillory says SNAP benefits went to only 108 dead in the latest report…
cut 30 (06) “…percentage wise”