The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is asking fishermen to be on the lookout for the Asian swamp eel. LDWF biologist Robert Bourgeois says it’s a headscratcher as to how it got into local waters…
cut 11 (10) “…into the bayou”
Bourgeois says their main concern is that the Asian Swamp eel will eat the same food as native fish do. The Asian swamp eel is brown, gold-speckled and does not have fins.

The Supreme Court has ruled that federal courts cannot get involved in accusations that election maps are too partisan. Fair Districts Louisiana co-founder Brandon Faske is disappointed in the ruling and says gerrymandering is a problem. He says just look at how partisan the districts are for Congressmen Garret Graves and Cedric Richmond…
cut 15 (04) “…be heard”

An LSU psychologist finds society pays a heavy price for failure to diagnose and treat conduct disorder. Professor Paul Frick says conduct disorder is a highly impairing psychiatric disorder characterized by antisocial and aggressive behavior. He says if children and teens are not treated early, they can burden society later…
Cut 6 (10) “…out of school”
Conduct disorder affects three percent of school children nationwide.

Two Eunice men are in jail after police say one of the men shot the other in a scheme to keep the shooting victim from having to attend a court hearing for child support. Police Chief says he’s not sure how Michael Rung convinced Jacob Jack to go through with the plan…
cut 9 (04) “….a friendly gesture”
Rung was shot in the chest and told authorities he was robbed.