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 once a volunteer has qualified the workload to benefit a child is simple…
Cut 6 (10) “through camp.”

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 tight vote split between House and statewide Republican leaders who supported the ban, and the governor’s allies and the Senate who opposed it, with Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser, potentially a pivotal vote, not in attendance. Kennedy says it shouldn’t have been such a tight vote.
Cut 12 (11) “police lost”

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. Deputy Chris Slopak states he was roaming the halls when he encountered the teacher, Mrs. Burns, in distress.
Slopak says deputies never know what to expect each day, but a video of the incident filmed on school security cameras that has spread around the internet, showcases just how quickly he reacted, and his training kicked in.
Cut 14 (06) “…it’s natural.”

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 it’s continuing a trend of employment numbers that are looking better than they have in over a decade.
Cut 7 (07) “of July”