2:30 LRN Newscast June 5th

Googling “how common is barium poisoning “on your phone might not be a good idea if you plan on poisoning someone. That information is in the warrant for 50-year-old Meshell Hale of Slaughter who was arrested and charged with second degree murder in the 2015 poisoning death of a Damian Skipper. Baton Rouge Police Sergeant Don Coppola says the New Orleans homicide detectives assisted in the arrest.
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Other google searches documented in the warrant: “How bad does Barium Taste? – truly”,and “heart stopping drugs.”

The reward has trippled for information that leads to an arrest and conviction in last week’s fatal shooting of 29-year-old Cameron Mack and his four-year-old daughter Cali in LaPlace The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s office has announced a 15-thousand dollar reward. They’ve been searching for the gunman, who fatally shot the two as they were walking up the stairs to their home.

Fiscal conservatives applaud the failure of a sales tax bill in the second special session, while left leaning groups are concerned about proposed cuts…
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As it stands now, the taxpayer funded TOPS scholarship program is only funded at 70-percent for next fiscal year. University of Louisiana System President Doctor Jim Henderson says it will look bad if legislators do not fully fund the progam…
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