Department of Children and Family Services Secretary Marketa Garner Walters tells lawmakers they are making changes after a two-year-old died of a drug overdose. The child was was hospitalized two times before and a doctor reportedly informed DCFS of the suspected abuse. Walters told the Senate Select Committee on Women and Children the lack of staff is a factor…
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But Monroe Senator Katrina Jackson says the death of two-year-old Mitchell Robinson is negligence on the part of D-C-F-S.

With school resuming this week, school zones are back in effect. State Police Trooper Jonathan Odom…
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Odom says speeding fines in a school zone are doubled and you are not allowed to handle a cell phone while driving through a school zone.

Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins is appealing to the state supreme court after an appeals court denied his appeal of a lower court’s decision that disqualifies him from running for re-election because he provided incorrect information on his qualifying papers. LSU Shreveport Political Science Professor Jeff Sadow…
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Sadow says he doesn’t expect Perkins outcome in the High Court to change.

Louisiana Workforce Commission spokesperson Chris Fiore is featured on tonight’s episode of House Hunters. The reality show goes behind the scenes as couples and families learn what to look for and decide whether or not a home is meant for them
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Find out on HGTV tonight at 9 PM to see what the Fiore family chose.