Business Facilities names Louisiana Economic Development’s FastStart the best workforce training program in the country. Jeff Palermo has more:
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The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office says an arrest has been made in the fatal hit and run crash last night in Rayne. They say 42-year-old Ivy Roger had been charged with driving while intoxicated five times before, and he was booked after hitting a bicyclist and fleeing the scene of the crash. The victim, 61-year-old Ricky Joyner, died at the scene.

The Department of Children and Family Services launches the Quality Parenting Initiative, aimed at improving the foster care system. Assistant Director for Child Welfare Renda Hodnett says DCFS will expect more of foster parents…:
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On any given day, there are more than 4,000 Louisiana children in foster care.

A professor at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health says it’s never a good idea to carry your cell phone to the bathroom. Dr. James Diaz says fecal oral transmission to inanimate objects occurs when individuals don’t wash their hands after leaving the bathroom…:
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Diaz suggests using an antiseptic to clean your phone screen on a regular basis.