The Department of Children and Family Services announces over half a million dollars of child support payments have been paid through MoneyGram in the first six months of the year. Child Support Enforcement Director Lydia Scales says they’ve seen an increase in participation after allowing electronic payments…:
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Payments for the first six months of the year totaled more than $530,000.

The Minden Police Department says they’ve located a kidnapped 2-month-old baby, who was feared dead, unharmed under I-20. Cops had been searching for the infant since he was reported missing around 3:30am, and a homeless man is the one who called. It’s believed 25-year-old Kyshaun Wilson placed the baby there then went to Shreveport where he told the homeless man what he’d done. The baby only had minor injuries and Wilson charged with aggravated kidnapping.

Today is the day of the long-awaited solar eclipse. Halen Doughty has more on what Louisianians can expect…:
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A report by Caring.com finds Louisiana is the 32nd best state to grow old. Caring.com Vice President Tim Sullivan says they focused healthcare and senior care to come up with these rankings. He says the Bayou State did well in terms of cost of care..:
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