2:30 LRN Newscast January 28

A third Louisianan dies from a vaping related lung illness linked to a thickening agent found in the devices. Matt Doyle has the story.
Cut 1 (30) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

The Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating a home invasion in Duson that left one person dead last night. 33-year-old Shenard Simmons of Duson was shot and killed. A second person inside the home was not injured. No arrests have been made. Deputies are still seeking more information.

Authorities arrest a Calhoun man on a drug charge after he approached two people asking to borrow guns at a Planet Fitness parking lot. West Monroe Police Major David May says the two declined 19-year-old Landon Duke offer and then called the police once they got into the gym…
Cut 12 (09) “…to rob someone.”
May say Duke wanted to rob someone, so he can get out of town.

Louisiana residents now have a database to see where a state judge gets their income. New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission President Rafael Goyeneche says they made the public records request to get the financial earnings of every state judge so that citizens can see if a local judge has a conflict of interest…
cut 11 (10) “…available”
You can go to the New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission’s website to see the database.