Barksdale Air Force Base played a key role in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. It was there where President George W. Bush flew to after leaving a Sarasota, Florida, elementary school. The current commander of Barksdale, Colonel Chris Cain, says Barksdale was the ideal place for him to head to.
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Louisiana child care providers say rising costs and staffing shortages are putting increasing pressure on their ability to stay open and serve families. A new poll from the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children found more than 600 early childhood education providers are absorbing higher costs, but Chief of Research and Policy Heather Cope says that’s not sustainable long term.
If you have plans to head to the OMV Monday, don’t bother. Joe Gallinaro reports.
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For the first time since 2014, a dog in Louisiana has tested positive for rabies. The positive case was in the Acadiana region, and it’s only the fifth time a dog has tested positive for rabies in the state in the last 20 years. Since 2000, Louisiana has averaged six rabies-positive animals each year, mainly in wildlife. Louisiana law requires all dogs, cats and ferrets over three months old to be vaccinated against rabies.