10:30 LRN Newscast Aug 30

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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Up until now, the tropics have been relatively quiet but state climatologist Barry Keim says with a three-day weekend coming up and nothing active in the gulf you should be ok.

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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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The incident remains under investigation.

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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He recommends getting professional help for children who’ve experienced trauma before is manifest later in life.