23 year old Tyrin Troung (TIE-RIN TRONG) beat the two-term mayor of Bogalusa Tuesday–and his election is getting widespread attention. Marsanne Golsby has more.
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Department of Children and Family Services Secretary Marketa Garner Walters has resigned one day after Governor Edwards had harsh criticism of her state agency. Jeff Palermo has the story..
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His election is being noticed across the country. 23-year-old Tyrin Troung (TIE-RIN TRONG)-the grandson of a Vietnamese immigrant—ousted the two-term mayor of Bogalusa Tuesday night.
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He matches Philip Cavins, as the two youngest people elected mayor in Louisiana. Cavins was also 23 when he was elected mayor of Turkey Creek in 2019.
Troung grew up near Bogalusa in Angie and has a degree in political science from Washington University in St Louis, where he was student body president. He served as a summer intern for former Missouri Congressman Lacy Clay and director of policy for the Urban League of Louisiana. He says he moved back home to help.
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He says he will use his connections and skills to come up with innovative ways to address the root causes of violence. He wants to use community policing and set up a mayor’s camp.
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Troung’s mother has been in the US Army for 21 years. He has a two-month-old son and is engaged to be married.
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Department of Children and Family Services Secretary Marketa Garner Walters has resigned after a second child died from a drug overdose death that the state agency received warnings about. The resignation comes one day after Governor John Bel Edwards called last week’s fentanyl overdose death of a one-year-old child an absolute failure by DCFS…
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DCFS announced new policies in August after a two-year-old died from an overdose fentanyl death. But last week, another child died from a drug overdose death, about ten days after the state agency received a tip about the child’s well-being. Edwards says the new policies did not prevent another tragedy…
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A few lawmakers have called for the firing of Walters. In the resignation announcement, Edwards praised her work in increasing adoptions from the state’s foster care system. But they are bringing a third-party expert organization to perform a top-to-bottom review of DCFS.
He says the investigation into this latest child death continues., especially since it’s known a DCFS supervisor was assigned to it…
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Prior to her resignation, Walters said a smaller-than-needed workforce and higher worker caseload has been very difficult on their agency. _______________________________________
Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise and current House Minority Whip has made his intentions known he’d like to be House Majority Leader in January, but LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says until outstanding congressional races are settled it’s still up in the air if the GOP will be the majority party.
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Hogan says it makes sense that Scalise wants to be House Majority Leader because it’s the next step in the leadership ladder.
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Hogan says previous representatives Louisiana has sent to congress have served in leadership roles.
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Scalise has served as House Minority Whip since 2018 and before Republican’s lost control of the House he served as House Majority Whip.
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Byrd High School is buzzing over two of their alumni who won an award at last night’s Country Music Awards. The hit song “Buy Dirt” won song of the year and Shreveport natives Jacob and Jordan Davis are co-writers and Jordan sings the song with Luke Bryan. Byrd English teacher Stephanie Springer is super proud of her former student Jordan Davis
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Jordan Davis is also a former quarterback at Byrd High School and went on to get an Environmental Science degree from LSU. Springer, who previously taught drama, recognized Jordan’s creativity from the start…
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Davis graduated from Byrd High School in 2006. He’s had several hits, including “Singles You Up,” Take it from Me,” sand Slow Dance in the Parking Lot.” Springer says all of Byrd High School is very proud of Jordan Davis and his brother, Jacob…
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Franklin Parish native Rainey Wilson won Female Vocalist of the Year and New Artist of the Year.