Halfway through the Democratic National Convention, several polls show Kamala Harris with a small lead over Donald Trump. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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Louisiana State Police and the Thibodaux Police Department have arrested 19-year-old Tylaiah Adams of Thibodaux for aggravated assault with a firearm in a parking lot at Thibodaux High School after school hours. Officials say two male students were involved in an altercation and Adams, who is not a student at Thibodaux High, allegedly got out of a car and brandished a gun.

 
East Baton Rouge authorities have ruled the death of an infant left in a hot car all day last month an accident. The parent told deputies they forgot to drop their six month old off at daycare in the morning and realized the terrible mistake when they went to the day care facility after work. Kids and Car Safety Director Amber Rollins recommends creating a visual reminder for when your child is in the car with you, which can break a parent out of autopilot. She suggests keeping a large stuffed animal in the back seat…

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Governor Jeff Landry expects Louisiana will continue to rise in the national rankings for K-through-12th grade public education. He says thanks to new laws approved by the legislature and finalized by BESE, teachers will get more freedom over things like lesson plans…

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