The US Justice Department reaches an agreement with Louisiana to help ensure people with serious mental illnesses are not living in a nursing home.
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Will we see the release of 10-thousand inmates after July 1st. State Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc says it will happen, unless the legislature replaces the some of the revenue lost when over a billion dollars in temporary sales taxes expire June 30th. Governor Edwards is expected to issue a call for another special session to give legislators another chance at passing tax bills before the end of the month.

A Sabine Parish pastor was killed while jogging after he was struck by a pickup truck driven by a teenager. Troopers responded to the crash just before 7 am on Thursday on Highway 6. State Police Master Trooper Scott Moreau says a 17 year old male was behind the wheel of the Chevy pickup that hit 46-year-old Matthew Haggard….
Cut 3 (07) “…on the westbound shoulder”
Moreau says the teen driver from Many was charged with careless operation.

It’s summer time and kids are out of school, but the state department of education says it’s important to make sure parents keep their children in engaged in learning. Assistant Superintendent Rebecca Kockler says find subjects that interest your child and participate in that learning…
cut 28 (12) “…what they are learning”
Kockler says there’s also a lot of good math programs on the internet that makes learning fun.