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The Office of Inspector General has issued a report on their investigation of the death of two-year-old Mitchell Robinson, who died of a fentanyl overdose in 2022 in Baton Rouge. Inspector Stephen Street says ninedays before the child’s death a third call was made to DCFS from a physician asking if any action had been taken and confirmation that fentanyl was found in the child’s system on June 4th.
DCFS says they are hiring more caseworkers acknowledging.
The McNeese Cowboys are preparing for their first NCAA Tournament Basketball game since 2002. The Pokes are a 12 seed and will face fifth-seeded Gonzaga on Thursday night in Salt Lake City. Coach Will Wade says there are only 68 teams left playing and all of them are good…
A new poll from JMC Analytics indicates minimal support for changing Louisiana’s elections to a closed primary. In the first special session, lawmakers voted to move Congressional, PSC, BESE and Supreme Court elections to a closed primary in 2026. Pollster John Couvillon says their poll indicates closed primaries have become less popular in Louisiana…
A bill has been filed in the regular session to include statewide offices in the closed primary system.
Coushatta Casino Resort will break ground on a new $150 million 204-room hotel expansion in Kinder this week. Director of Marketing Robert Thornton says the expansion will increase total capacity to over a thousand rooms…
The project is projected to be completed in late 2025.