A Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Deputy was at the right place at the right time to be a hero for a kindergarten teacher on the first day of school at Plantation Park Elementary. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services and Louisiana Court Appointed Special Advocates have partnered up this month for a major drive to recruit foster parents and CASA volunteers across the state, which is in serious need of volunteers. 7,900 children are in foster care for abuse or neglect in the Bayou state and only 3,900 have access to a CASA volunteer. Judge Kathleen Stewart-Richie says Casa volunteers are trained and supervised judicial appointees who must be above 18 and have a background check to qualify. Richie says these requirements are rooted in the child’s safety…
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Senator John Kennedy says the 7-6 Bond Commission decision against allowing bids from banks who deny financing to certain gun manufacturers and sellers is a statement victory that will inspire similar efforts in other conservative states, and even Congress. Kennedy says the result has inspired gun rights leaders crafting their own plans for going after companies that push gun control. The Senator sent a letter asking the commission to side against allowing Citibank and Bank of America to get the bid for 600 million dollars’ worth of infrastructure financing. Kennedy says he can’t say much at the moment, but he is planning on addressing corporate gun control efforts at the national level.
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Unemployment for the month of July in Louisiana was 4.9 percent, continuing a promising string on unemployment numbers for the state. The national average currently sits at 3.9 percent. Louisiana Workforce Commissioner Ava Dejoie says the Acadiana area is still reeling from the disintegration of the oil and gas industry in Louisiana over the last decade. Dejoie says the region is still trying to recover, but it appears for now that they’ve been able to stem the bleeding of lost jobs.
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