State lawmakers are once again getting ready to enter a special session as Louisiana faces a $313 million budget deficit…:
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State Police are looking for the driver involved in a three vehicle hit and run in Baton Rouge that injured a Trooper who was in his patrol car. They say Sunday afternoon an unknown vehicle rear-ended a fully marked LSP unit and another truck, then fled the scene. The Trooper sustained minor injuries. Investigators believe that the suspect vehicle is a red/maroon Chrysler PT Cruiser or Chevrolet HHR.

Despite of calls for his resignation due to 2 domestic violence convictions, Napoleonville Senator Troy Brown says he won’t step down. But Baton Rouge Senator Dan Claitor says what Brown did is not acceptable.:
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The Senate can expel Brown from the body but the Democratic lawmaker says if that happens he’s going to explore legal options.

A local doctor advises parents to limit their children’s screen time each day because too much time looking at a TV, computer or tablet can be bad for a child’s health. Ochsner Health Center-Zachary Pediatrician Dr. Myriam Ortiz says children younger than 18 months shouldn’t be exposed to digital media at all. She says of children up to 2 years..:
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She says while it is essential to limit a child’s media time, technology isn’t entirely bad for children.