Governor Edwards is asking Louisiana residents to look before they lock their vehicle in an effort to avoid leaving children unattended in hot vehicles. Edwards says over the last 20 years in Louisiana, there were 27 pediatric vehiclular heatstroke deaths…
cut 12 (08) “….a tragedy”
Edwards says in this summer heat, the temperature inside your parked vehicle can quickly climb to over 110 degrees.

A 21-year-old Lafayette man is behind bars after his vehicle fatally struck a bicyclist and seriously injured another person in West Feliciana Parish on Saturday. State Police Trooper Bryan Lee says Nicholas Alexander failed to move over while attempting to pass the victims on LA 66…
cut 10 (05) “….three feet”
East Baton Rouge Metro councilman Anthony Amoroso was pronounced dead at the scene and his 71-year-old Thomas Clement suffered serious injuries.

If you have a suit, dress shirt, or jacket in the back of your closet, the state department of corrections and Men’s Wearhouse are asking you to donate it, so that prisoners released back into society can wear those clothes for a job interview. Elain Ellerbe is the founder of Refined by Fire Ministries and she says they are not just taking men’s suits…
cut 5 (07) “…professional wear too”
For information go to m-w-suit-drive-dot-com.

The state has improved the way residents can keep a better eye on how tax dollars are spent. The Louisiana Checkbook website mirrors efforts in other states to improve transparency. Policy Director at the Division of Administration, Jacques Berry, says they want openness in government…
Cut 30 (09) “…in the nation.”
The website went online today at checkbook-dot-la-dot-gov.