In the wake of a disturbing case this week out of Baton Rouge in which a 15-year-old boy was found by cops having a seizure in his home, stuck to a cot covered in bug bites and weighing just 47 pounds, the Department of Children and Family Services says policy changes are going to happen immediately. Secretary Suzy Sonnier…:
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She says case workers will now work with medical professionals to determine whether caretakers are capable of caring for children with special needs.

The executive committee of the Louisiana High School Officials Association meets on Sunday as referees plan to strike. The association’s president Paul LaRosa says officials are not only looking for a pay increase…:
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The LHSAA is asking for more time to figure out a compromise.

Country music superstar Garth Brooks and wife Trisha Yearwood arrive today to start the first of four World Tour shows in New Orleans this weekend. New Orleans Convention and Visitors Bureau spokesperson Kristian Sonnier says this tour should bring in large numbers of visitors…:
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Brooks hasn’t been in Louisiana for nearly two decades.

Former Oakland Raiders and New Orleans Saints quarterback Ken Stabler has died as a result of complications associated with colon cancer. According to his family, Stabler died in Gulfport, Miss. He was 69. Nicknamed “The Snake,” Stabler spent the final three years of his career with the Saints between 1982–1984. He led the Oakland Raiders to their first Super Bowl victory in the 1976 season.