The resignation of DCFS Secretary Marketa Walters has brought attention on the agency’s challenges of handling thousands of child welfare cases. Baton Rouge Senator Regina Barrow also chairs a select Committee on Women and Children and says Walters stepping down won’t instantly fix problems, and there needs to be a focus going forward…:
Cut 12 (08) “….repeated issues.”
Barrow admits DCFS is understaffed, and workers are underpaid for their demanding jobs… but the agency still needs an overhaul.
A strong cold front swings through the state Friday evening and into Saturday bringing fall temperatures. State Climatologist Barry Keim says we’ll get some rain before the chill arrives…
Wastewater in Shreveport has twice the national average of meth. Nick Goeders Executive Director of the Louisiana Addiction Research Center says Shreveport’s water system purifies wastewater before it’s reused but he’s concerned about rural water systems and how meth in wastewater could impact the environment and food system.
In Europe studies indicate meth in wastewater is contaminating lakes and has been found in trout.
Veteran’s Day recognizes those who’ve served in the armed forces and while speaking at a Veteran’s Day event in Iberville Parish, Governor John Bel Edwards, who is a U-S Army veteran, says the thank yous should not be designated for only Veteran’s Day…