The Department of Children and Family Services is asking for more households to open their doors to teen foster kids as part of National Foster Care Month. DCFS Secretary Marketa Garner Walters says they have a difficult time finding foster homes for teens…
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If you’re interested in becoming a foster parent go to Louisiana-fosters-dot-la-dot-gov.

A proposal to ban abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected is getting close to reaching Governor John Bel Edwards’ desk. The pro-life Democrat believes this is a bill that Louisiana voters support…
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Several pro choice demonstrators were arrested at the capitol earlier this week after they poured fake blood on the floors outside of the House and Senate chambers.

A bipartisan group of US Senators, including Louisiana’s Bill Cassidy, is working to combat surprise medical billing. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The U-S Senate has confirmed Wendy Vitter as a federal judge in Louisiana’s Eastern District which covers 13-parishes in southeast Louisiana. The Senate voted 52-45 to give the wife of former US Senator David Vitter a lifetime job. Democrats voiced concerns about her anti-abortion record.