After a toddler overdose death and the alleged rape of a child in foster care, state lawmakers question the Department of Children and Family Services. Brooke Thorington has more
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s annual child well-being ranking puts Louisiana very near the bottom among states. 49th, to be exact. Casey’s president, Lisa Hamilton, says Louisiana ranks very low when it comes to the physical health of kids…:
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A state appeals court has upheld a lower court’s ruling that disqualifies Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins for running for re-election, because he did not put the correct address on his qualifying papers. Perkins says it was a honest mistake. LSU-Shreveport Political Science Professor Jeffrey Sadow says the state appeals court doesn’t see it that way…
cut 5 (13) “….very convincing”
Perkins says he’ll appeal to the Louisiana Supreme Court.

On tonight’s episode of House Hunters, a Baton Rouge couple will narrow down their search for the ideal home. Chris Fiore, who’s also the spokesperson for the Louisiana Workforce Commission says it was unique having a camera crew document the experience.
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Tonight’s episode airs tonight at 9 PM on HGTV.