Governor John Bel Edwards has sent a letter to Senator-elect John Kennedy to bring him up to speed on the efforts to get more federal aid for flood recovery. The letter comes after Kennedy told USA today that the governor hasn’t done enough to secure federal funding. Edwards’ Communications Director, Richard Carbo, says Kennedy’s statements just weren’t based in reality.

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A Baton Rouge father has been charged with negligent homicide in the death of his 4-year-old son. Sgt. Don Coppola with BRPD says detectives spoke with a witness inside the home of 25-year-old Kristopher Carter, who witnessed him hitting his son with a closed fist and telling the child to fight back.

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The Office of Community Development is hosting public meetings in flood impacted areas of the state to update flood victims on the recovery process. Michelle Southern has more…

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A Baton Rouge student at Friendship Capitol High School was arrested after he slapped his teacher and threatened to put her on the ground. Police say 18-year-old Sidney Brown was charged with assault on a school teacher.

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