BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Friday marked an explosive day of tearful testimony and fiery arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys working the Tigerland murders retrial.

Brian Lavergne is accused of shooting and killing Fredrick Hollins and LaQuincia “Nanny” Jackson in 2021 at an apartment complex on Earl Gros Avenue in Baton Rouge.

The case is being heard again after a previous jury was unable to reach a unanimous verdict and convict Lavergne.

The verdict must be unanimous for there to be a conviction.

The most contentious moments of the trial on Friday were between the opposing attorneys, who continued to make impassioned objections about the evidence and testimony being presented to jurors.

District Judge Louise Hines, who is presiding over the trial, spoke to the attorneys p

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