The HBO documentary Katrina Babies highlights how childhood trauma can manifest as violence. Brooke Thorington talks to a psychiatrist about it.
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Citizens have begun an effort to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, but can they succeed in cutting her term in office short? Kevin Gallagher reports…:
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LSU fans will have to wait a few more days to find out who will start at quarterback when the Tigers face Florida State in the Superdome Sunday. Kevin Gallagher has that story…:
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The HBO Documentary Katrina Babies tells the story of how the trauma children experienced was never addressed and its relationship to the uptick in crime. LSU Health New Orleans Professor of Psychiatry Dr. Rahn Bailey says tragic events like hurricanes and the pandemic can affect children later in life, and it’s often ignored.
Bailey says the common response from children, teens, and even adults after traumatic events are “I’m good,” or “I’m alright.” He says it’s only when you dig and ask that second or third question that you’re able to get that individual to possibly open up.
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In the absence of discipline, safety, security, and a home life where children can be children, Bailey says childhood trauma is later visible when they act out even as adults.
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Bailey says to seek professional help if you believe your child or someone you know is showing signs of trouble. He says proper mental health does work.
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is now the subject of a recall petition; filed last week with the Secretary of State’s office. To get a recall on a ballot, organizers will need to collect legitimate signatures from 20-percent of Orleans Parish registered voters within six months; about 53-thousand people. UNO political science professor Ed Chernevak says that could be pretty difficult…:
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Historically in Louisiana, recall petitions have met with little success. Chervenak says he gives the effort to recall Mayor Cantrell about a 3-out-of-5 chance of success. He says citizen morale in the Crescent City HAS been very low…:
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Often a recall effort can serve as a wake-up call to a public official; triggering a change in policy or behavior. Does Chervernak think that could happen with Mayor Cantrell…?
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Petitioners have six months to collect the 53-thousand signatures needed to put a recall on a New Orleans ballot. They’ll also need a few thousand extras, to offset any disqualified names.
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Monroe police officers were called out to Carroll High and the middle school yesterday morning because two 14 years old students had handguns in their possession. Sargent Mike Fendall says school resource officers reacted quickly to ensure everyone was safe.
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Fendall says luckily the school’s resource officers weren’t alone in reporting this incident to Monroe Law Enforcement
The reasoning behind both incidents is unknown, however, no one was harmed. Fendall says they are looking to see how the teens got the guns…
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Up until this week, the tropics have been pretty calm but now there are at least three disturbances the forecasters are watching. And while none pose an immediate threat to Louisiana, state climatologist Barry Keim says after two very active seasons back-to-back, this season feels a bit off, especially for late August.
Keim says traditionally this is the time of year when we see the major storms in the Atlantic and hopefully, we’ll remain fortunate and escape any major activity in the gulf for the next six weeks…
With Labor Day coming up many people have plans for the three-day weekend and Keim says so far so good tropics-wise.
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LSU Coach Brian Kelly has named a starting quarterback, but he’s not releasing the information publicly. Kelly wants to keep Florida State guessing, will they see Jayden Daniels or Garrett Nussmeier. The first-year coach says there’s not much difference between the two, so he looks at as 1A and 1B and not first string and second string…
As far as other positions on offense, Kelly expects seven to eight receivers to play and there’s a lot of versatility…
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Kelly has announced his starting offensive line, the tackles are Will Campbell and Cam Wire, guards Miles Frazier and Anthony Bradford and the center is Garrett Dellinger…
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It’s cutdown day in the NFL as all 32 teams have to get their active roster down to 53 by 3 PM central time. Coach Dennis Allen it’s one of the toughest days of the season…
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Looks like rookie tackle Trevor Penning will start the season on injured reserve. Allen says Penning is expected to miss several weeks.