The leader of the Department of Children and Family Services appeared before lawmakers to answer questions about a Baton Rouge toddler that died from an overdose and the agency was notified twice before that the child was in danger. DCFS Secretary Marketa Garner Walters…
Cut 10 (13) “…strong enough.”
The state’s Inspector General is investigating the case.

Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins is running out of options to get his name on the ballot in November after providing incorrect information on his qualifying papers. A state appeals court rejected his appeal. LSU-Shreveport political science professor Jeff Sadow says Perkins’ lawyers argued it was just a clerical error, but the three appellate judges didn’t see it that way…:
cut 4 (08) “…particular explanations”
Perkins plans to appeal to the state supreme court.

School buses are returning to the roads as classes are resuming. State Police Trooper Jonathan Odom says vehicles must stop at least 30 feet back from a school bus when the stop signals on the bus are activated…
cut 9 (09) “…safe to do so”
A vehicle approaching a stopped school bus from the opposite direction does not have to stop when traffic is separated by a divided median.

When infant formula was scarce the practice of breastfeeding entered the spotlight. Kristen Hill who’s a peer counselor with the Louisiana Department of Health says when they promoted their breastfeeding program last year and many WIC mothers signed up.
Cut 6 (07) “…they love it.”
The use of breastfeeding peer counselors at WIC clinics increased 30 percent from August of last year.