A Baton Rouge infant has died after being left in a hot car all day Tuesday when his parents forgot to drop him off at daycare. Director of child safety group Kids & Car Safety Amber Rollins says many parents don’t take hot car safety seriously enough because they believe they could never forget their child.
You can find more information about how to keep your child safe in cars at kidsandcars.org.
New Absentee Voting laws for Louisiana go into effect today. Joel Watson with the Secretary of State Office says the first of three new laws deter ballots harvesting and close a loophole so now no one person can take more than one absentee ballot to the registrar’s office unless it’s for an immediate family member.
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Two LSU alumni are going for Olympic gold today in beach volleyball. Mel Bridges has the details.
Cut 2 (30) “…I’m Mel Bridges.”
This afternoon the Greater New Orleans Little League team will take to the diamond in Waco, Texas in the Southwest Region of the Little League World Series. First Year Little League Coach Derek Anderson’s has some advice for his players heading into the series.