Louisiana Radio Network News, I’m Matt Doyle.
Debates are raging about school safety in the wake of the Florida school shooting that left 17 people dead by a mental unstable teen. Since the shooting, calls for increased mental health treatment in school have grown louder, But Louisiana Federation of Teachers President Larry Carter says when state budget cuts come in, and one of the first things on the chopping block tends to be social work programs.
Carter says along with an increased investment in counseling programs, we need to be taking a look at improving the layout of schools to improve security.
Shreveport Police believe they may have the person in custody, who was using a baseball bat to steal the purses of older women. Spokesperson Angie Willhite says they had to arrest 32-year-old Mario Roberson twice. Willhite says Roberson is facing additional charges after being arrested for escaping custody.
There is no word if any weapons were confiscated.
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Louisiana is taking more taxes out of workers’ paychecks. The state constitution allows for it, if the federal government lowers their tax brackets, which they did last month. Baton Rouge area CPA Brandon LaGarde says The state tax wage adjustment is automatic as it is built into the Louisiana Constitution. LaGarde says your employer has nothing to do with the change.
The Baton Rouge police officer shot by a man described as mentally ill left the hospital today. Doctors say he should fully recover. Cpl. Shane Totty was admitted Sunday night after sustaining a gunshot wound from Eugene Thomas Jr. Sgt. L’Jean McKneely says he hopes there won’t be a long recovery period for Totty…
Thomas is charged with four counts of attempted first degree murder, attempted first degree murder of a police officer and a felon in possession of a firearm. Bond was set at 650-thousand-dollars.
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