The city council in Hammond refuses a proposal to allow establishments that only serve alcohol, to open on Sundays…:
CUT 1 (30) “I’m Michelle Southern”

A survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that more teenage girls are using the morning after pill. The report indicates about 1 in 5 teens girls have used the morning after pill, when ten years ago it was 1 in 12. Health officials are hopeful the increased use will help Louisiana’s high teen pregnancy rate.
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Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Deputies arrest a Harvey mother and her girlfriend, for allegedly shooting 3 of her 5 children with a BB gun, and choking them as punishment. Thirty-four year-old Tomeka Stair was arrested on three counts of cruelty to a juvenile, and Col. John Fortunato said that this was being framed as a form of disciple…
CUT 8 (08) Q: “your children”
21 year-old Shebria Turner was also arrested on similar charges.

Louisiana oil and gas jobs continue to decline, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The total number of mining and logging jobs has dropped to 47,700; the lowest in the state since May 2006. But the June job report isn’t all bad news…
cut 11 (08) “those people”
That’s Eric Smith, Associate Director of the Tulane Energy Institute.