The Eastbank Little League team from suburban New Orleans returns home today after winning the Little League World Series. The team from River Ridge easily handled Curacao 8 to 0 yesterday. It’s the first time a team from Louisiana won the Little League World Series. A welcome home celebration is scheduled for four PM today and President Trump has invited them to the White House.

Governor Edwards commits $85 million toward a new Lake Charles I-10 bridge. Brooke Thorington has the story.
Cut 3 (31) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

An 18-year-old from Baton Rouge who claims God told him to drive his vehicle into another person’s vehicle is in a mental health hospital. The attorney for Jack Jordan, James Manasseh, says the goal is to have his client’s competency restored as he faces a second-degree murder charge…
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The fiery wreck at an intersection last month claimed the life of 51-year-old Stephanie Payne.

Louisiana’s Highway System is ranked 34th in an annual report by the libertarian think tank the Reason Foundation. Lead author Baruch Feigenbaum says the state finished in the bottom half because of its poor road and bridge conditions and the state also ranked 46th in the overall fatality rate. He says improved roads can lower the fatality rate…
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