The mother of Bryan Vasquez, the 12-year-old non-verbal autistic boy found dead in a lagoon 12 days after disappearing from his home has been arrested. 34-year-old Hilda Vasquez is charged with second-degree cruelty to a juvenile and negligent homicide. NOPD Deputy Superintendent Nicholas Gernon says this was not the first time Hilda had been negligent or abusive towards her son.

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A six-year-old south Louisiana girl shot during a balloon release has died. Lafayette Police Sergeant Robin Green says a verbal argument between two men at the balloon release led to the shooting that ultimately killed Riley Francis.

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The ACLU of Louisiana says federal and state officials are breaking the law by housing ICE detainees at the State Penitentiary at Angola. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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