State Police say new charges have been handed down against the illegal immigrant who was behind the wheel of a bus that hit a stopped fire truck and killed three people last week, including a fire chief. 37-year-old Denis Yasmir Amaya Rodrigquez faces three negligent homicide counts, 41 counts of negligent injuring and many other charges. Trooper Melissa Matey says the feds are investigating the bus company….
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Bond for the Honduras native is over one million dollars.

It’s Labor Day weekend, which means it’s time for fun with friends and family, but State Police warn drivers not to drink and drive. Trooper Dustin Dwight…:
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He says there will be checkpoints and extra police out on the roadways to protect the motoring public.

A study from Trust for America’s health finds Louisiana has the worst adult obesity rate at 36-percent. State Department of Health spokesperson Bob Johannessen says to change this trend, it has to start at a young age. He encourages parents to limit TV watching for kids to two hours a day or less and more than one hour of physical activity…
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The Louisiana Workforce Commission says individuals who are out of work or lost pay as a result of the flood can sign up for unemployment benefts through October 14th. Director of the Unemployment Insurance Program, Renita Ward Williams, says the assistance can help fill some of the income gaps…
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To apply go to La-Works-dot-net.