26-year-old Desiree (Dez-ah-ree) Felder has been arrested in connection to a shooting where a toddler and his cousin were found with gunshot injuries while under her supervision over the weekend. Baton Rouge Police Sgt. L’Jean McKneely says officers responded to a call Monday from a local hospital involving two male children.

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The children suffered only minor injuries. Felder has been charged with second-degree cruelty to a juvenile and obstruction of justice.

Louisiana Public schools would have to schedule at least 15 minutes of recess for grades kindergarten through fifth under legislation advanced by House Education in a 66 to 28 vote. Houma Representative Beryl Amedee says no special accommodations are required.

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The bill heads to the Senate floor.

After a lengthy discussion on a bill in committee to add paid Family Medical Leave benefits in Louisiana, the legislation was voluntarily deferred.  Federal law currently allows 12 weeks of leave, but those weeks are unpaid. Alexandria Representative Ed Larvadain says a state program would help Louisiana families.

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Bill author Representative Aimee Freeman is expected to file the bill again in the next regular session.

Former L-A-B-I head and candidate for Governor Stephen Waguespack releases his first campaign ad; introducing himself to voters by his nickname, “Wags.” It features Waguespack in a variety of casual settings, and highly likable. Political analyst Roy Fletcher has seen it and says the video succeeds at that…:

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