A two-year-old boy is safe after being left in a hot car for up to 30 minutes yesterday morning. Shreveport Police Corporal Chris Bordelon says the temperature at 10:30 yesterday morning was about 93 degrees, and it was much hotter inside the car, even with the window rolled down.
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The boy’s mother, LaCrystol Johnson, was arrested. Bordelon says she told officers she thought the boy would be fine in the car by himself with the window rolled down.
With the peak of hurricane season now just weeks away, the Louisiana Department of Insurance has launched an updated mobile app. Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple says the new and improved LDI Connect app has some new features, including enhanced weather reporting.
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LSU football coach Brian Kelly joked today that Garrett Nussmeier will not need his leg amputated after a rumor swirled on Wednesday that he suffered a serious injury. Kelly says it’s just tendinitis in his knee…
Kelly expects Nussmeier to return to practice tomorrow.
The Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services is bringing back its “On The Road Again” program. It’s an opportunity for non-custodial parents who lost their drivers licenses due to nonpayment of child support to regain their driving privileges. Assistant Secretary of Family Support Sammy Guillory says last year, 131 parents participated, resulting in more than 155-thousand dollars collected on behalf of 202 children.