The recent indictment of Minnesota Vikings runnning back Adrian Peterson on child abuse charges has opened a nationwide discussion on disciplining chilren with corporal punishment. State Department of Children and Family Services Secretary Suzy Sonnier says when a parent is being accused of abuse when disciplining a child, DCFS looks at several factors…

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She says the Louisiana Children’s Code requires the agency to take into account the possibility of accidental injury or that the injury resulted from what might be considered a reasonable exercise of discipline.

In a hearing scheduled today, a judge is expected to rule whether or not to issue an injunction against the enforcement of the last-minute retirement raise that legislators gave state police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson and another trooper. Baton Rouge Senator Dan Claitor filed a lawsuit challenging the retirement boost claiming the process lawmakers used violates the constitution.

The Talluah Police Department says a 3-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself after finding a loaded handgun in a home. Spokeswoman Yvonne Lewis says the mother left the home for about 3 to five minutes to get the kids something to drink at a nearby store and when she returned the child had already found the gun and shot himself…

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Lewis says investigators did a test on the child and learned that the 3-year-old did in fact shoot himself.

According to State Farm, the number of vehicle-deer collisions are on the rise in Louisiana. Spokesman Gary Stephenson says there were over 9,700 vehicle-deer collisions in the state last year. He says the last few months of the year is the most active time for these accidents…

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State Farm calculated the chances of any single motorist in Louisiana striking a deer at 1 in every 299 drivers.