Two men are dead following a break in at a Shreveport home early Sunday morning. A female witness who lived told investigators that her ex-boyfriend, 39-year-old Brandon Brown, broke into the home through a master bedroom window. Caddo Parish Sheriff’s spokesperson Cindy Chardwick…

Cut 3 (11) “…at that time.”

The victim, 36-year-old Perry Bailey, a Barksdale Air Force airman, was transported to a hospital and later died of his injuries.

LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center has found that people who exercise regularly, but do not lose as much weight as expected are eating too much. Doctor Tim Church says they looked at people who were overweight or had obesity over a six-month period and came away with those results…

Cut 9 (11) “…what they eat.”

An LSU study shows high social and economic costs occur when there is a failure to diagnose and treat Conduct Disorder in kids, which covers a range of severe anti-social, rule-breaking, and aggressive behavior. LSU psychology professor Paul Frick says all kids can be a handful, but parents need to compare their kids’ behavior to their classmates.

Cut 5    (06) “…into trouble” 

The study found that the long term costs of not treating conduct disorder in kids is seven times higher than that of ADHD.

A Eunice man’s plan to dodge jail for unpaid child support goes south when he’s caught staging his own robbery and shooting.  Officers responded to a call of a man being shot in the chest. The victim was scheduled to be in court the morning following the incident. Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot says when taking a statement from the victim, some things were just not adding up.

Cut 8 (06) “…uncovered the truth.”

The NBA free agency mad dash began with a splash 6pm and the Pels have used their cap space to grab two highly respected veterans at positions of need, and a Euroleague shooter.

To begin the night, the Pels secured sharpshooting 35-year-old guard JJ Reddick on a two year, 26 million dollar deal that takes care of the team’s vital need for floor spacing. Later, the Pels traded two second round picks to the Jazz in return for 28-year-old Center Derrick Favors, known for effective interior defense and strong rebounding. The former 3^rd overall pick will likely be the team’s starter at the 5. European forward Nicolo Melli was brought in on a two year, 8 million dollar deal as well.

UL Lafayette baseball head coach Tony Robichaux has undergone a second major surgery related to his ongoing heart problems that were caught last sunday, and is in critical condition at the Oscher Health Center ICU.

In other NBA Free Agency news, superstar, injured forward Kevin Durant is headed to Brooklyn with former Celtic point guard Kyrie Irving, and former Brooklyn point guard DeAngelo Russel is headed to Golden State. The league awaits Raptors forward Kawahi Leonard’s ultimate decision.

LSU starting Quarterback Joe Burrow says he has a much greater comfort level as he heads into his second season in Purple and Gold. Burrow arrived in Baton Rouge last summer as a graduate transfer from Ohio State and admits his life was a little more chaotic…

Cut 16  (15) “…last year”  

Former Captiol High school star basketball player Seimone Augustus has been inducted into the national highschool sports hall of fame. She played at Capitol from 98-2002, scoring 3,600 points, and grabbing 1,728 rebound.

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.

An LSU study says identifying and treating conduct disorder, a severe form of anti-social behavior in children can create substantial savings down the road.
Cut 1 (30) “I’m Matt Doyle.”

A new fiscal year budget for Louisiana goes into effect today. The spending plan contains funding increases for K-through-12 education, public colleges and early childhood education, which will allow more low-income families to receive assistance so their children can attend pre-K education.

Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot says his officers arrested two individuals involved in a shooting set up so that the victim would not have to attend his child support court hearing. Fontenot says Michael Rung was shot in the chest and his story that he was robbed didn’t hold up when questioned by detectives…
cut 8 (06) “…uncovered the truth”
Fontenot says Rung had his friend, Jacob Jack shoot him and both are facing numerous charges.

The US Supreme Court has ruled that federal courts cannot intervene when there are accusations of partisan gerrymandering. The decision means any policies regarding gerrymandering will have to be handled at the state level and in Congress, and Fair Districts Louisiana co-founder Brando Faske says states like California have already demonstrated effective ways to ensure non-partisan districts.
Cut 14 (11) “…election.”
Baton Rouge Representative Ted James attempted to pass legislation this year to create an independent redistricting commission.

LSU psychologist Paul Frick says more needs to be done to identify and treat children and teens who suffer from conduct disorder because the severe antisocial and aggressive behavior can lead to a very high societal and economic burden. Frick says if your child’s behavior stands out among his peers, he advises counseling…
cut 5 (06) “….into trouble”
Frick says an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is asking the public to let them know if they spot the invasive Asian swamp eel. It was found in Bayou St. John in New Orleans. L-D-W-F biologist Robert Bourgeois says the concern is that the Asian swamp eel eats the same found as native fish do. But He says they are not dangerous or aggressive with humans…
cut 12 (10) “…eight it here”
Asian swamp eels are brown, gold-speckled eels that do not have fins.

The Caddo Sheriff’s Office continues its investigation today into Sunday’s deadly double shooting. Authorities say a man broke into his former girlfriend’s home and shot her current boyfriend. The intruder was also shot and both died. The woman and five children escaped through the kitchen door unharmed. Names of the deceased have not been released.

Eunice Police arrest a shooting victim after he allegedly convinced a friend to shoot him so he can be excused from his child support court hearing. Kevin Barnhart has more on this bizarre story.
Cut 2 (32) “…I’m Kevin Barnhart.”

Shell confirms two people were killed on one of their oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday. The energy company says the incident happened 214 miles south of New Orleans and occurred during a routine and mandatory test of the platform’s lifeboat launch. The identities of the victims have not been released.

The US Supreme Court rejected an effort to prevent partisan gerrymandering. Matt Doyle spoke to Fair Districts Louisiana…
Cut 3 (31) “…I’m Matt Doyle”

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.

A Eunice man’s plan to dodge jail for unpaid child support goes south when he’s caught staging his own robbery and shooting. During the investigation, Michael Rung claimed a person took his wallet before he was shot. Eunice Police Chief Randy Fontenot says it turns out Rung convinced his friend, Jacob Jack to shoot him so he can get out of his child support court hearting…
Cut 7 (07) “…paying child support.”
Rung and Jack are now facing numerous charges.

An LSU study shows high social and economic costs occur when there is a failure to diagnose and treat Conduct Disorder in kids. LSU psychology professor Paul Frick details the symptoms of Conduct Disorder…
Cut 4 (09) “…from home.”
The study found that the long term cost of not treating conduct disorder in kids is seven times higher than that of ADHD, a much more widely known disorder.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is asking fishermen to be on the lookout for the Asian swamp eel. The invasive species was found in Bayou St. John in New Orleans. LDWF biologist Robert Bourgeois says the swamp eel has the potential to throw off the ecosystem.
Cut 10 (11) “…fish for resources.”
Bourgeois says the Asian swamp eel is not a threat to humans and they are looking to see if eels have spread to water bodies near Bayou St. John.

The US Supreme Court defeated an effort last week to allow federal courts to intervene when states engage in partisan gerrymandering of voting districts. Fair Districts Louisiana co-founder Brandon Faske says the decision means Louisiana legislators can still draw their own districts and pick their own voters.
Cut 13 (11) “…negative.”
The court decision ended a legal effort to have North Carolina Congressional districts rewritten in time for the 2020 election.

On the opening day of NBA free agency, the Pelicans signed three-point specialist J-J Redick to a two-year contract worth 26.5 million dollars.

Eunice Police arrest a shooting victim after he allegedly convinced a friend to shoot him so he can be excused from his child support court hearing. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
Cut 2 (32) “…I’m Kevin Barnhart.”

Union Parish authorities say a three-year-old child is in critical condition after the little boy was attacked by three neighborhood dogs, two of them are pit bull mixes. Sheriff Dusty Gates says the child’s mother found her son next to a shed in the yard with his clothes ripped off and suffering from numerous injuries.

The US Supreme Court defeated an effort this week to allow federal courts to intervene when states engage in partisan gerrymandering of voting districts. Fair Districts Louisiana co-founder Brandon Faske says the decision means Louisiana legislators can still draw their own districts and pick their own voters.
Cut 13 (11) “…negative.”

A Baton Rouge woman is Louisiana’s latest one million dollar Powerball winner. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson BreAnne Frye says Lala Singleton was tagged in a Facebook post by her sister-in-law in Connecticut that someone in Baton Rouge won a million-dollar Powerball prize, and turns out it was her. Frye says Singleton plans to donate some of her winnings to a charitable cause close to her heart.
Cut 14 (10) “…and competitive athletes.”

Two bigtime donors within the Republican Party, Boysie Bollinger and Joe Canizaro are heading up Ralph Abraham’s gubernatorial campaign finance committee. Abraham lags financially compared to the other two candidates Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards and Republican Eddie Rispone. LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says it’s a major development for Abraham…
cut 8 (11) “…campaign”
Bollinger once ran a shipbuilding firm and Canizaro is a New Orleans banker.

The Caddo Parish Coroner’s office has identified the two-year old child who died as a result of an apparent accidental shooting in Shreveport. Ranaldo Bennett was struck by a bullet Friday morning and died two hours later. 19-year-old Jaylen Jones has been charged with negligent homicide and illegal possession of a firearm.

The two historic openings of the Bonnet Carre Spillway this year have made life difficult for those in the seafood industry in southeast Louisiana. Oyster beds have been destroyed and catches are down and fishermen have been forced to go out farther to catch fish and shrimp. Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser hopes the federal government can provide some assistance…
cut 10 (08) “….line for them”
And Nungesser says there is no shortage of red tape to cut through to get assistance for the seafood industry.

Governor John Bel Edwards has signed a bill that gives the state an additional 700-million dollars to spend on specific transportation projects. Houma Representative Tanner Magee and Port Allen Senator Rick Ward are co-authors of the legislation. Ward says he started meeting with Magee in January…
Cut 5 (07) “…are today”
The money will fund highway projects in Caddo, Rapides, St. Tammany, I-49 through Acadiana and L-A 1 in LaFourche Parish.

With the much talked about algae bloom impacting the gulf coast and the excessive fresh water flowing through the Bonnet Carre Spillway, is Louisiana seafood safe?
cut 2 (32) I’m Kevin Barnhart”

Governor Edwards signs legislation that will result in the state spending an additional 700-million dollars on transportation projects, including a new highway in West Baton Rouge that will help ease congestion on the I-10 Mississippi River Bridge…
cut 4 (07) “…L-A one”

According to Gov-Track-data, U-S Representative Ralph Abraham has missed nearly 200 votes in Congress since he announced his plans to run for governor in December. Supporters of Governor John Bel Edwards are using this information against him. But LSU Political Science Professor Robert Hogan says the attack often doesn’t stick, because most of those votes, like a recent one on immigration, weren’t even close anyway.
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A Baton Rouge woman is the latest one-million dollar Powerball winner, but Lala Singleton didn’t know she won until her sister-in-law used social media to nudge Singleton to check her numbers. Louisiana Lottery spokesperson BreAnne Frye…
cut 12 (10) “…all five numbers”
Singleton will receive 710-thousand dollars after state and federal taxes.