Louisiana ranks 48th in overall child well-being, according to the KIDS COUNT Data Book released by the Agenda for Children. KIDS COUNT Coordinator Theresa Falgoust says the Bayou State ranks 47th in education, which examined three and four year olds who don’t go to school, and 4th graders who are below proficient in reading…:
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Falgoust says one of the positives in the report is that 96 percent of children now have health insurance.

Governor John Bel Edwards has introduced interim State Police Superintendent Kevin Reeves to the position permanently. Reeves has already been serving in that role since the retirement of Col. Mike Edmonson earlier this year. Edwards says Reeves has done an excellent job at State Police and has won the praise of his colleagues and law enforcement across Louisiana.

Construction has begun on the I-10 widening project between I-49 and the Atchafalaya Basin, so DOTD has introduced Motorist Assistance Patrols to the area to help with traffic flow. Deidrea Druilhet with DOTD says with 60,000 drivers traveling that stretch daily, the department will have three map program trucks patrolling the area..:
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If you are ever on the road and need assistance dial *LSP.

The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approves a proposal to open the recreational red snapper fishing season in federal waters for the next 12 weekends as part of a compromise with the federal government and four other Gulf Coast states. Assistant Secretary for LDWF, Patrick Banks..:
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The agreement could begin this weekend.