First Lady Sharon Landry’s foundation, Love One Louisiana, is responding to the tragedy in Shreveport by paying for the funerals of all eight children killed in Sunday’s mass shooting. The Community Foundation of North Louisiana has also set up two funds in response. CEO Kristi Gustavson…
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Mandeville Senator Patrick McMath has met with Governor Landry about revamping the state’s child welfare system and dismantling the Department of Children and Family Services. Governor Landry expressed frustration last week about not being informed about McMath’s proposal before he presented it to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. McMath says since then, he’s had a good meeting with Landry about his plan move most functions of DCFS to the Department Health.
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This week is the fifth annual Love the Boot week – the state’s largest litter cleanup and beautification effort. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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It’s also Buckle Up In Your Truck Week. Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says they’re taking a week to single out pickup trucks because the latest survey shows that almost 20% of pickup truck drivers in Louisiana do not wear their seatbelts.