The Legislative Auditor says there’s some problems with child care standards in Louisiana. Auditor Krista Baker-Hernandez says the state lacks many of the nationally recognized regulations on child care, such as our core licensing standards…

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The report revealed Louisiana is one of only eight states to allow unlicensed caregivers to watch over six children at a time.

The Louisiana Department of Education says they agree with the Auditor’s findings, and are taking steps to implement new policy.

The state Transportation department says it will take months, not days to re-open the Sunshine Bridge at Donaldsonville after it was hit hard by a large crane was on a barge.

DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett says motorists are encouraged to use the Veterans Memorial Bridge as an alternate river crossing. He says they also have two ferries in Plaquemine running longer hours…

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Fans rushing the field Saturday after LSU’s football win against the Georgia Bulldogs triggered a 100 thousand dollar fine that must be paid to the SEC.

If LSU beats Alabama in three weeks and the fans rush the field again, the fine will increase to 250-thousand dollars. Louisiana native and head Coach Ed Orgeron says celebrating the victory with the fans on the field was a special moment…

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The 100 thousand dollar fine will go the SEC’s post-graduate scholarship fund.

The race of the Louisiana Secretary of State office is heating up. Republican opponents have been hammering the interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin for alleged improprieties.

One challenger even went as far as saying removing him would remove the scandal from the office.

ULM Political Science Professor Joshua Stockley says they probably won’t be too happy about the ad’s message.

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Ardoin served as Assistant Secretary since for eight years, but became the interim Secretary in May after his former boss resigned in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal.