Untangling a six-man shootout

with Matthew Albright | Assistant metro editor

Good morning! Here are some of our best reads from yesterday.

A six-man shootout

It started with a fight over a woman, and it ended with six different men pulling guns and shooting. At least 31 shots were fired, and one of the men was hit twice, but survived.

The Wild West situation raises a thorny legal question: When that many guns are fired, who gets to claim self defense? 

Prosecutors' answer seems to be: Nobody. We talked to experts about the interesting legal questions the case raises. 

Big changes to the college credit plan

Baton Rouge's top school leader has been pushing an unprecedented plan to get virtually every student enrolled in dual-enrollment college courses during high school. It's meant to put more kids on a track to college, but some parents have worried about what it could mean for their grades and ability to take other pre-college courses, like Advanced Placement. 

The superintendent is quietly scaling back his plan in the face of that criticism. We broke down what he's planning to change and what it means for students.  

Rat problem

More than 1,000 rats were found in a distribution center for Family Dollar stores in Louisiana and five other states. It has led to a major recall involving many different products.

Here's what shoppers need to know.

Thanks for reading, and have a great day.