The Louisiana PTA and Learning Heroes are partnering to provide parents with 2017 Super 5 Back-to- School Power Moves, as parents are showing a disconnect with judging their kid’s academic performance…:
Cut 1 (31) “I’m Emelie Gunn”

Shreveport Police need help in locating a young boy who was believed to have been swept away in a storm drain Tuesday afternoon. Authorities suspect 7-year-old Daysean Combest was carried off his feet and slipped under. He was last seen wearing a gray tank top, black belt and a red and grey stripped shorts.

Baton Rouge Representative Steve Carter says since his proposal to raise the state’s gasoline tax didn’t receive support from the legislature, lawmakers must come up with something to repair Louisiana’s roads and bridges. He says until they find a way to fund the state’s growing infrastructure needs, the problems will only get worse…:
Cut 9 (11) “a priority”
He says one way to put more funds to highway construction would be to include transportation in the general budget.

The Bayou Bengals could have their live mascot back by football season. LSU says it has found a tiger that may become Mike VII. Ginger Guttner with the LSU Vet School says the new tiger might be here as soon as a couple of weeks…:
Cut 12 (08) “in August”