According to State Farm, the number of vehicle-deer collisions are on the rise in Louisiana. Eric Gill reports…
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The recent indictment of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson on child abuse charges has opened a nationwide discussion on disciplining children with corporal punishment. Eric Gill has more…
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Area Development has ranked Louisiana as the sixth best state to conduct business. Scott Carwile has the story…
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According to State Farm, the number of vehicle-deer collisions are on the rise in Louisiana. Spokesman Gary Stephenson says there was a nearly six-percent increase in these accidents in the state…
Stephenson says there were over 9,700 vehicle-deer collisions in the Bayou State last year. He says the number of collisions is actually higher because many of these collisions are not reported, uninsured motorist collisons are not included, and drivers with only liability coverage were not counted. Stephenson says there’s a fair amount of expense involved, too. He says the previous year’s average claim was around $3,400…
Cut 5 (10) “per average claim”
State Farm calculated the chances of any single motorist in Louisiana striking a deer at 1 in every 299 drivers, below the national average of 1 in 169. Stephenson says the last few months of the year is the the most active time for vehicle-deer collisions…
Cut 6 (12) “quarter of the year”
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The recent indictment of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson on child abuse charges has opened a nationwide discussion on discipilining children with corporal punishment. Peterson allegedly used a switch, a tree branch stripped of its leaves, on his son reportedly causing multiple injuries to the child. State Department of Children and Family Services Secretary Suzy Sonnier says corporal punishment is considered legal in Louisiana within reason…
CUT 7 (13) “children’s code states”
She says the Louisiana Children’s Code requires the agency to take into account the possibility of accidental injury or that the injury resulted from what might be considered a reasonable exercise of discipline. Sonnier says when a parent is being alleged of abuse when disciplining a child, DCFS looks at several factors…
Sonnier says there is nothing in Louisiana law that explicitly says what you can or cannot do when it comes to disciplining your child. She hopes parents put a lot of thought into how they discipline their child and consider using alternative methods to corporal punishment…
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The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Bethany couple after they delayed seeking medical treatment for a toddler with a head injury. Spokesperson Cindy Chadwick says detectives responded to a call from a local hospital and found a 15-month-old girl suffering from severe bruising and swelling of her head…
27-year old Jeffrey Noble and 26-year-old Stephanie File-Malone told deputies the child was injured when Noble fell asleep feeding her in his lap and dropped her. They said Noble then fell on top of the child. Chadwick says both are charged with cruelty to a juvenile…
cut 11 (12) “injuries occurred”
She says the charges stem from the couple not seeking medical attention for the child until about 48 hours after the injuries occurred. Chadwick says the couple were also arrested for possession of marijuana…
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The Saints are 0-and-2 and now their leading rusher will reportedly miss the next four weeks, because of a broken hand. ESPN reports running back Mark Ingram suffered the injury in Sunday’s heartbreaking loss against Cleveland. Saints radio color analyst Hokie Gajan says it’s a tough blow for the team, who has waited for Ingram to become a major contributor
Ingram is averaging six yards a carry this season and has scored three touchdowns. Gajan says Coach Sean Payton said prior to the season that Ingram was finally healthy after dealing various bumps and bruises his first three seasons in the NFL…
Gajan says Ingram’s injury comes at a time when the Saints were having its most success running the football since Coach Sean Payton has been the coach….