The cost of curbing gun violence

with Jennifer Wadsworth | Assistant metro editor

Good afternoon. Below are some of our top reads today.

'The best costs money'

As Baton Rouge law enforcement leaders pledged a united front against unprecedented violent crime, the DA challenged the community to address a longstanding discrepancy: the amount of money invested in college sports compared to spending on programs aimed at breaking the devastating cycles of poverty and violence. 

"We invest personal, business and state dollars in sports programs and athletes to ensure they are well-equipped and elite, given whatever they need to reach their potential," Hillar Moore III said. "We want a winning team. We have the best, but the best costs money."

Lea Skene has the story.

Arrest in 2014 killing

A Baton Rouge man was booked overnight for a killing that happened seven years ago. Here's a summary of what reporter Catherine Zeilman found out about the arrest of Tolley Milton, whose bail was set at $1 million. 

Cookie finder

Girl Scouts are accepting preorders for cookies by sharing personalized URLs with friends and family through email and social media.

Folks who don’t know a Girl Scout can visit www.girlscoutcookies.org or text COOKIES to 59618. Through Girl Scout USA’s online cookie ordering service, customers can enter their ZIP code into the “cookie finder” and purchase boxes from a local troop.

Here's a story that breaks it all down.

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