6:30 LRN Newscast

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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Bossier City Police Union President Sergeant B-J Sanford was arrested by the FBI and he was arraigned in federal court on one count of obtaining prescription drugs fraudulently. Bossier City says Sanford’s arrest is related to his presidency of the police union and he’s been placed on administrative leave.

Monroe Police arrested students at Carroll High School and Carroll Junior High for bringing guns to the schools. Sergeant Michael Fendall on what started the investigation…
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Fendall says the investigation is still early on and could not say if these cases are connected.

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.
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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.