The Department of Children and Family Services has hired 326 full-time workers since July, which increases their staff to 35 hundred. The agency has been under fire after several high-profile child death cases. DCFS Secretary Terri Ricks says while she’s pleased, they still want and need more employees.
State Police are investigating a Wednesday afternoon crash in Jackson Parish that took the life of 29-year-old Katelyn Granger and 7-year-old Anna Rivers. Master Trooper Javier Leija (Hah-vee-er LAY-hah) says Granger’s vehicle rear-ended a stopped school bus on Highway 167 and the two died as a result.
He says the seven-year-old girl was not properly restrained and that as the driver Granger was responsible for the child passengers’ safety.
The Humane Society of Louisiana says the lack of services compounds pet overpopulation issues across the state. Teiko Foxx has more…