A Bossier City woman faces attempted kidnapping charges after telling her estranged boyfriend she gave birth in Alexandria and that their premature child was being treated Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital in Baton Rouge. BRPD spokesperson Darren Ahmed says 21-year-old Dinesty Selmon preyed on a child that had the least visitors. Her boyfriend became suspicious because the name she gave him didn’t match the one listed in the room. Ahmed says the child was never taken from the room by Selmon however…
The defending national champion LSU women’s basketball team is taking an underdog mentality into its Sweet 16 matchup against UCLA on Saturday. The last team to win back-to-back national championships in women’s basketball is UCONN. They won four in a row from 2013 to 2016. LSU All-American forward Angel Reese admits there are more expectations this year
Cut 4 (10) “…we’re wining, we’re winning.”
The Louisiana House passed a measure that aims to ease the workload of educators. Vernon Parish Representative Charles Owen believes topics like CPR, eating disorders, adoption and substance abuse should be taught by parents. And teachers should spend more time teaching core subjects like English, math, and science to students in the classroom. He recalls Amanda Bealer, an educator in Leesville, who walked away from teaching because of heavy classroom demands.
Cut 10 (13) “…they’re profession. “
New Iberia Representative Beau Beaullieu has filed legislation that calls for a constitutional convention so state lawmakers and delegates appointed by the governor can write a new state constitution. Beaullieu’s bill calls for the constitutional convention to begin May 20th and run until July 15th, but he believes it will not take that long…