The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Department two boys who were taken outside of their father’s home in Ponchatoula Tuesday have been found in Florida. 8-year-old Kaesyn Heck and 4-year-old Jax Matthews are now in protective custody in Santa Rosa County. Their mother escaped on foot when authorities located the car she was driving.
Our neighbors in Texas and Mississippi are dropping their mask mandates but Louisiana is not following suit. Matt Doyle has more.
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Louisiana is dead last in the 2021 Childhood Report that ranks how well states provide for and protect children during the pandemic. Senator Bill Cassidy says Louisiana does have a high rate of in-person learning but that includes hybrid models where students are in the classroom two days a week and virtual the other three.
It’s been one year since the Southwest Louisiana Veterans Cemetery was dedicated in Jennings. Cemetery director Dwayne Guidry says there are no fees to bury a veteran. He says full military honors are also available and the cemetery is held to the highest standards…