News roundup: Lafayette’s first craft brewery closes …Comedian Kevin Hart awards scholarships to three Xavier students …Twitter CEO defends decision not to ban InfoWars

Empty keg: Cajun Brewing will close its doors at the end of August after a two-year run in Lafayette, The Daily Advertiser reports. The announcement came Tuesday afternoon via the company’s Facebook page: “Because of certain circumstances beyond our control, we regretfully announce the closure of Cajun Brewing, Lafayette’s first manufacturing brewery.” Cajun Brewing’s facility and tasting room at 206 Rayburn St. will remain open to the public through the end of August. Beer and other inventory will be available for purchase until the brewery closes. Read the full story.  
HBCU support: Three Xavier University students are among a group receiving scholarships thanks to actor and comedian Kevin Hart’s “Help From the Hart Charity.” Hart has joined forces with the United Negro College Fund and KIPP—Knowledge Is Power Program—to help 18 students earn a college degree. The new $600,000 scholarship program will provide funding to support KIPP students from eight cities attending 11 historically black colleges and universities. The Xavier students are freshman Lauryn Williams, junior Daja Brooks and junior Mack Williams. The recipients were selected based on their academic and personal accomplishments. Read the full story.
Standalone: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey defended his company’s decision not to ban right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his “InfoWars” show, as many other social media platforms have done, saying he did not break any rules. In the past week, Facebook, Apple, YouTube and Spotify took down material published by Jones, reflecting more aggressive enforcement of their hate speech policies after rising online backlash and raising pressure on Twitter to do the same. Jones’ personal Facebook account has also been suspended for 30 days but he still has a “verified” Twitter account. A separate Twitter account for “Infowars” is also still running. Read the full story.