The Department of Health and Hospitals confirmed the presence of a brain eating amoeba in a Donaldsonville water system. Emelie Gunn has more….

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The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Deville mother accused of filing a false kidnapping report. They say 24-year-old Ashley Ballard reported that four men knocked her down and kidnapped her 2-year-old child. Authorities say Ballard gave inconsistent statements leading them to determine the alleged kidnapping never took place. Ballard faces a misdemeanor charge of filing a false police report. Ballard’s children are currently with family members.

A statewide heat advisory for pets has been issued by the Humane Society of Louisiana after a dog fatality in Franklin Parish. Director Jeff Dorson says the dog wrapped itself around a pole and ultimately died of heat exhaustion and the owner, who was not present when officers arrived, will be charged with cruelty to animals…

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Dorson says the key is to prevent heat stroke is making sure your pets are comfortable.

A recent WalletHub study ranks Louisiana 47th in the nation when it comes to school system quality. Louisiana also ranked 30th for bullying incidents in schools and state House Education Committee Chairman Representative Steve Carter says this bothers him…

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The study ranked Louisiana second to last in the safest schools category.