President Biden is still struggling with his polling numbers, with a new Quinnipiac poll showing he has only 40 percent approval. More from Dave Brannen…:

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A Shreveport man is sentenced to 60-plus years for a crime spree in 2018 in which he killed a Domino’s pizza delivery guy, shot AT other people and committed various robberies. 20-year-old Demaria Jefferson will be a very old man by the time he’s released, as his sentence has no possibility of parole.

The Louisiana Workforce Commission reports the state lost nearly 30-thousand jobs from August to September. LWC’s Chief Economist Julian Hwang says Hurricane Ida is to blame for the reduction in the state’s workforce and the recovery takes some time..:

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Over 41-thousand people filed unemployment claims from the time Hurricane Ida hit through the end of September.

Stressors from the pandemic and a rising number of mental illness diagnoses among children have prompted pediatricians to say kids’ mental health is a national emergency. Doctor Michelle Moore, a Clinical Psychologist with LSU Health New Orleans, advises parents to ask their children more than just how they are doing and have a conversation about how they are feeling. And also find out what type of social media site your children are interacting with…:

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Moore feels the isolation of pandemic restrictions is contributing to kids’ depression.