The State Department of Children and Family Services reports that the number of babies born in Louisiana who are exposed to alcohol and drugs in the womb has tripled from 2008 to 2016. Assistant Secretary for Child Welfare Rhenda Hodnett says last year, that number reached nearly 17-hundred..:

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Hodnett says DCFS works to promote prevention, awareness, and intervention for children born addicted to drugs.

 A former BREC Commissioner was found shot dead outside of his home in Pride at around 5:45 Tuesday night.  East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office Spokesperson Casey Rayborn Hicks says when police arrived they attempted to resuscitate 66-year-old Carroll (BREE-DON) Breeden, but he died at the scene:

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Anyone who may have seen something of this incident should contact authorities.

LSU’s suspension of Greek activities after of the death of fraternity pledge Max Gruver, has constitutional concerns, according to attorney Scott Sternberg. Michelle Southern reports…:

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U.S Senator Bill Cassidy told CNN he is sorry that talk show host Jimmy Kimmel does not understand his health care legislation.  Kimmel said on his show last night that Cassidy lied to his face when it comes to passing a health care bill that protects people with pre-exisiting conditions and lowers premiums for middle class families. Cassidy says his bill does cover pre-existing conditions and it will lead to more Americans covered by health insurance.