Governor John Bel Edwards sent a letter to Senator-elect John Kennedy after Kennedy told USA Today the governor hasn’t done enough to secure funding for flood recovery. The governor’s communications director, Richard Carbo says they will be working closely with Kennedy when the now-State Treasurer takes his new office next year.

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Carbo says the letter outlined the efforts made by the administration.

A Baton Rouge father has been arrested after allegedly killing his 4-year-old while play fighting. Baton Rouge Police Sgt. Don Coppola says witnesses report the preschooler had no signs of illness before being with the father, Kristopher Carter.

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Carter’s attorney says he is innocent because their investigation shows something different led to Marcel’s death.

Public meetings are being held in flood impacted areas of the state to update flood victims on the ongoing recovery efforts. Office of Community Development Executive Director, Pat Forbes says the action plan for allocating the federal fundsstill has to go through the bureaucratic process.

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The first round of money will go to low income families who are not in a flood plain and don’t have flood insurance.

Former Governor Edwin Edwards is in the hospital being treated for pneumonia. The 89-year-old frequently suffers from the illness and his wife Trina says hopefully they’ll be able to go home soon.

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Trina says her husband comes down with pneumonia every year around this time.