Louisiana’s budget deficit for the fiscal year that starts next July is now up to one-point-five billion dollars. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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An active member of the U.S. Army was booked into the Rapides Parish Jail on 80 counts of child pornography dealing with kids under the age of 13. The state attorney general’s office says 22-year-old Christopher Duverge was stationed in Lousiiana when the alleged crimes occurred.

First Lady Donna Edwards launched a webiste today that provides network of support for foster parents. Edwards says at louisiana-fosters-dot-la-dot-gov, is a list of organiziations who can provide much needed assistance to help foster parents take care of their children…..
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The website also contains information how you can become a foster parent.

Another inch of rain is expected to fall across Louisiana this weekend as they daily showers and thunderstorms will not stop. State Climatologist Barry Keim says at least the wet ground is helping to cool things off during one of Louisiana’s hottests months of the year…
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