Fire safety is paramount as Louisiana reaches 63 fatal fires this year alongside 73 lives lost. Connor Ferrill has the story.
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An 11-month old is dead following an infection from untreated burns and now the child’s mother and her boyfriend are charged murder and neglect. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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The final version of the Farm Bill will not include work requirements for food stamp recipients. Matt Doyle has more.
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Fire safety is paramount as Louisiana reaches 63 fatal fires this year alongside 73 lives lost. Spokesperson for the State Fire Marshal’s Office Ashley Rodrigue says in the wake of a fire killing two in Campti, Louisiana Sunday morning no smoke detector was found on the property. Rodrigue says a smoke detector is the number one priority in fire safety…
Rodrigue recommends families have an exit plan with at least two ways to leave every room…
Rodrigue says the Fire Marshal’s Office always advices family members not to return to a burning home for anything…
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An 11-month-old child is dead following an infection from untreated burns. Emergency services received a call of an unresponsive child on Sunday in DeRidder, and found the child with burns covering the lower portion of the body. Police Chief John Gott says the injuries were sustained when the mother’s boyfriend gave the child a bath.
The mother of the child and her boyfriend are both facing charges of murder and cruelty. Gott says the suspects didn’t need to have the intent to kill to catch the charges in this case.
Gott says the mother and her boyfriend had attempted to home remedy the child’s burns but it clearly didn’t work. While it is unknown why neither adult got the child proper care, authorities believe it was out of fear of legal ramifications.
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A Farm Bill is in conference committee with votes expected on a final version in Congress later this week. The bill houses the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, or food stamps, along with farming policy for the next several years. Congressman Ralph Abraham says he’s disappointed the bill leaves out SNAP work requirements, but overall it’s a good bill.
The bill has the support of Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy and Congressman Steve Scalise.
Senator John Kennedy has voiced his opposition to the bill, saying it does not go far enough in its SNAP reforms, and says he won’t vote for it due to its lack of work requirements. Abraham says he’ll vote yes, but plans to continue pushing for food stamp overhauls.
Abraham praised the legislation’s farming reforms, including preserving crop insurance, increased flexibility for land classification, the Timber Innovation Act, irrigation changes for rice, and an expanded definition for family farms.
Abraham says he expects the bill to pass this week, and shortly after being signed by the President before the end of the year.
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The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Behavioral Health has received a $23.1 million State Opioid Response grant. Assistant Secretary at the Louisiana Department of Health in the Office of Behavioral Health Karen Stubbs says the grant will fund a multitude of programs to the benefit of those suffering from opioid use disorder…
Stubbs says the opioid epidemic is at epic proportions nationally and the Bayou State is no different…
Stubbs says the next step is increasing access to treatment through community outreach…
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LSU All-American linebacker Devin White remains undecided on whether he’ll skip his senior season and enter the NFL draft. White, who won the Butkus Award which goes to the nation’s best linebacker, says he still has some unfinished business…
White could be a top 10 pick in the NFL draft, if he decides to enter the NFL draft. But the Springhill native he would hate to leave LSU without winning a championship…
LSU’s other potential top 10 pick, cornerback Greedy Williams, has already turned pro and he will not play in the Fiesta Bowl against U-C-F. Coach Ed Orgeron says he’s old-fashioned and believes a player should complete a season with their team…
LSU started its bowl practice. They’ll have 15 practices before they play the U-C-F Knights on New Year’s Day. Orgeron says they will continue to work on getting the offense to score more touchdowns and it starts with doing more with their quarterback…