Over 94-percent of Livingston parish students returned for their first day back after the flood. Livingston School Superintendent Rick Wentzel says there were some areas that had lower first day turnouts than others, as a lot of students had to transfer to other schools in the district.

Cut 13 (08) “their enrollment”

He says even the hardest his schools only saw a 20-percent decrease in enrolment.

Six million gallons of waste was leaked into the Bouge Chitto River in St. Tammany parish from a Mississippi sewage plant, prompting a water advisory from the Louisiana Department of Health. State Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry says it will take at least a week to know exactly what we’re dealing with, as the contamination has spread through the river.

Cut 7 (09) “that sewage”

Guidry advises people to stay out of the river.

The body of a missing 6-year-old autistic boy was found early this morning in Lafayette Parish. Youngsville Police Chief Ricky Boudreaux says Keaton Jones was reported missing yesterday afternoon. He says the child was tragically discovered a little after 4am in a pond near his home.

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Boudreaux says Keaton left his home yesterday afternoon through an open garage door.

Authorities say a dangerous Assumption parish inmate has been captured after he escaped police custody Wednesday. Lonny Cavalier 44-year-old Drake Domangue escaped while being transferred to St. Mary parish for mental health evaluation and treatment.

Cut 5 (12) “to escape”