One of the goals in year two of the Landry administration is to make state government run more efficiently. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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A man is dead following an argument outside a Convenience Store in Kentwood on Christmas night. Kentwood Police say around 11:00 p.m. Deshawn Roberts and Demarcus Blount argued then Blount allegedly shot Roberts. Roberts was transported to a hospital and later died. Blount has been booked into the Tangipahoa Parish Jail on one count of second-degree murder.
There’s a slight risk for severe weather this afternoon and into tonight. LRN Meteorologist Bill Jacquemin says residents in Shreveport, Monroe, Alexandria and Lake Charles should be weather aware today
A free pass to visit any of the state’s 21 state parks, 14 historical sites or nine state museums is available to foster care families. Director of the Louisiana Office of State Parks Brandon Burris says the Louisiana State Parks Caregiver pass encourages foster families to enjoy recreational and educational opportunities together.
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According to the latest data, there were fewer than two thousand licensed foster homes in Louisiana in 2023 and on average there are 41-hundred children in the state’s foster care system each day.