A former DCFS caseworker testifies before the senate health & Welfare Committee that the environment at the agency is “toxic.” Stacy McPherson was a caseworker and a foster parent. She says complaints and concerns of child safety were routinely ignored. She says if she voiced such worries, she faced retaliation…:

CUT 11(10)      “…and you just do it.”

Lawmakers want to get to the bottom of how kids under DCFS overwatch wound up abused or even dead.

Louisiana-based ASAP (formerly WAITR) says it’s offering NIL deals for any and all LSU athletes who want to promote the delivery app on their social media. ASAP’s Kevin Burke says they’re proud to expand their endeavors with LSU…:

CUT 13(10)      “…the NFL.”

The 9-8-8 suicide intervention hotline launched in mid-July received more than 1,400 calls in its first month in service. Brooke Thorington explains…:

CUT 01(33)      “…Thorington.”

An Ascension Parish grand jury hands down an indictment for Louisiana rapper Mystikal, for rape, domestic abuse and more. No trial date has been set. The 51-year-old New Orleans-born artist – real name Michael Tyler – spent six years in prison for a 2004 sexual assault in Baton Rouge.