Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry says multiple law enforcement agencies arrested 63 people on child exploitation charges during a two-month initiative called Operation Broken Heart. Landry says many of these suspects are not easy to identify and they could be your neighbor or even the person walking next to you in the grocery store…
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45 suspects were charged for crimes associated with sexual abuse images and videos of children under the age of 13.

South Louisiana is receiving 400-thousand dollars from the E-P-A to clean up two environmentally contaminated sites. Congressman Garret Graves says they are a former V-F-W Hall in Houma and a federal office building in Lafayette. Graves says they sit in vital economic corridors….
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A recent study by AAA indicates about 70% of drivers in America believe they are unlikely to be caught by the police while driving while under the influence of marijuana. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Tobacco Control has issued a total of 20 temporary permits statewide to retailers who can now sell C-B-D products. The temporary permits will expire at the end of February and permanent permits will only be issued after A-T-C receives a certification from the Louisiana Department of Health.