Baton Rouge police have arrested the parents of an 11-week-old infant after the child was brought to the Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Baton Rouge Police Sergeant L’Jean McNeely says the child is listed in critical condition and they believe the parents may be at fault.
The child’s parents, Cole Autry and Rachel Flores have been arrested and charged with second-degree cruelty to a juvenile.
A 64-year-old man is arrested on a charge of bigamy that occurred in the Alexandria area. Rapides Parish Sheriff Lt. Stephen Phillips says Michael Glenn Rennier, formerly of Alexandria, was identified as a suspect after his initial wife had documentation of a Vegas marriage involving her husband that she turned over to authorities, but there was never any push for a divorce before he embarked on his new romance.
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Coronavirus is on the radar of the Lt. Governor’s office as tourism in Louisiana could see big losses from the spread of the illness. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser says one international convention has already decided to pull the plug on their New Orleans event.
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Some of Louisiana’s biggest festivals, including the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, are happening within the next few months. While no cases have surfaced in Louisiana yet, Nungesser says an outbreak could be devastating.
Denham Springs Representative Valerie Hodges brings legislation that would mandate all Louisiana public schools to provide students the opportunity to recite the pledge of allegiance as a group. Hodges says if passed students and faculty would not be forced to recite the pledge, but schools must find a time to offer the chance.
Hodges says she brought the bill because American patriotism is being undermined in subtle ways.