A Denham Springs woman has filed a lawsuit against her ex-wife challenging custody of their child. This is the first child custody battle between a divorced same-sex couple in Livingston Parish. Loyola University law professor Dane Ciolino says this should be a fairly easy decision for the judge in the case. He calls it “cut and dry”…:
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Livingston Parish Judge Erika Green is scheduled to hear the case in early September.
The Louisiana Department of Health is hosting its first back-to-school hygiene drive for students beginning today through September 15 in Acadiana. Regional Medical Director Dr. Tina Stefanski says statistics show when students have their needs met, they actually perform better in the classroom. She says the supplies collected are not just for young girls in middle schools…
All new and unused items can be dropped off at libraries and health units in Iberia and Vermillion Parishes.
The governor has declared a state of emergency due to the extreme heat. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Police are still searching for an Iberia Parish man who went missing after attending a concert in downtown Baton Rouge. The family of 53-year-old Jeff “Jazzy” Leon is pleading for help after not hearing from him since Friday night. He was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and a red baseball cap and was driving a tan 2008 Ford Expedition with chrome rims. Anyone with information on Leon’s whereabouts is urged to contact authorities.