A bipartisan bill introduced in the House would require all middle school and high school student IDs and websites to include mental health and suicide prevention information. Congressman Troy Carter is among the sponsors and says one of the pieces of information that would be required is the 988-suicide prevention hotline.
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Carter says kids contemplating suicide will call the 988 suicide prevention hotline rather than speak to someone they know.
North Louisiana could be hit with a significant ice storm this weekend. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says rain will reach the state’s northwestern parishes on Friday, and that rain will eventually turn to freezing rain and spread across the northern half of the state.
He says there is the potential for ice accumulations along parts of the I-10/I-12 corridor by Saturday night into Sunday. Governor Landry will hold a 2 p-m press conference to discuss the state’s preparedness for the storm.
With Julia Letlow entering the Senate race, the race is on to replace her in the House of Representatives. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Office is morning the loss of one of their own. Four-year-veteran, Deputy Tim Jordon was struck by a train yesterday morning while he was working a traffic assignment. Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington said Deputy Jordan was a dedicated public servant who took pride in protecting the citizens of Bossier Parish, and his loss is deeply felt throughout the agency and the community.