It’s National Work Zone Awareness Week and State Police are asking drivers to do their part to prevent crashes in work zones. L-S-P Superintendent Colonel Robert Hodges says work zone safety starts with the driver and a moment of inattention in a work zone can change lives forever…

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Hodges says in 2024, 13 people were killed in Louisiana in work zones, highlighting the need for increased awareness.

Governor Landry has announced First Lady Sharon Landry’s foundation, Love One Louisiana, is responding to the tragedy in Shreveport by paying for the funerals of all eight children killed in Sunday’s mass shooting. The governor says he’s thinking 0f everyone affected by Sunday’s tragedy, especially the two women who remain in critical condition after being shot during the rampage carried out by the father of seven of the eight children.

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Mandeville Senator Patrick McMath has met with Governor Landry about revamping the state’s child welfare system and dismantling the Department of Children and Family Services. Governor Landry expressed frustration last week about not being informed about McMath’s proposal before he presented it to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. McMath says since then, he’s had a good meeting with Landry about his plan move most functions of DCFS to the Department Health and he is also proposing that the attorney general’s office would handle child support enforcement.

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Love the Boot Week got under way Saturday and goes through this Sunday. the fifth year for the initiative; Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says more than 28-thousand volunteers will participate in over 12-hundred cleanup and beautification efforts throughout all 64 parishes. He also mentioned a new law that allows people to anonymously report people who litter. Litterers will be issued tickets. Nungesser says those citations are effective in preventing repeat occurrences of littering.

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First Lady Sharon Landry’s foundation, Love One Louisiana, is responding to the tragedy in Shreveport by paying for the funerals of all eight children killed in Sunday’s mass shooting. The Community Foundation of North Louisiana has also set up two funds in response. CEO Kristi Gustavson…

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Mandeville Senator Patrick McMath has met with Governor Landry about revamping the state’s child welfare system and dismantling the Department of Children and Family Services. Governor Landry expressed frustration last week about not being informed about McMath’s proposal before he presented it to the Senate Health and Welfare Committee. McMath says since then, he’s had a good meeting with Landry about his plan move most functions of DCFS to the Department Health.

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This week is the fifth annual Love the Boot week – the state’s largest litter cleanup and beautification effort. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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It’s also Buckle Up In Your Truck Week. Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says they’re taking a week to single out pickup trucks because the latest survey shows that almost 20% of pickup truck drivers in Louisiana do not wear their seatbelts.

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Out of unspeakable tragedy comes some good. Governor Landry announced that the Love One Louisiana Foundation, led by his wife Sharon, will be paying for the funerals of all eight children killed in Shreveport Sunday. He says he hopes the gesture will bring some comfort.

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Louisiana pickup truck drivers law enforcement is looking for you to wear your seatbelt. This week is “Buckle Up In Your Truck Week”.  Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says the latest survey shows that almost one of every five pickup truck drivers in Louisiana does not wear their seat belts.

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Mandeville Senator Patrick McMath and Governor Landry say it was a productive meeting as they discussed McMath’s proposal to dismantle the Department of Children and Family Services. Jeff Palermo has the story.

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During Love the Boot week. Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser recalled a Chamber of Commerce announcement when he was in private business and he expected the president of Nissan to announce that he was going to build a plant in New Orleans East but…

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Mandeville Senator Patrick McMath has met with Governor Landry about revamping the state’s child welfare system. McMath introduced legislation last week that would dismantle the Department of Children and Family Services, moving most of its functions within the Louisiana Department of Health and having State Police run the child abuse hotline.

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McMath is also proposing that the attorney general’s office would handle child support enforcement.

Love The Boot week got underway on Saturday and runs through this Sunday. It’s the fifth year for the initiative and Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser says four years ago, he got the legislature to move Keep Louisiana Beautiful under his office.

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Governor Landry makes a generous announcement in Shreveport in the wake of Sunday’s tragedy. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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If you drive a pickup truck in this state, make sure that you’re wearing your seatbelt. This week is “Buckle Up In Your Truck Week,” which is an extension of the Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over initiative. Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says the name of the week-long enforcement period is self-explanatory.

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The country’s worst mass murder in more than two years happened in Shreveport over the weekend and the victims were eight children ranging in age from 3 to 11 years old. Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith says 31-year-old Shamar Elkins shot the children, seven of them were his own children. It happened in two different locations where he also shot the mothers of his children – his wife and his girlfriend.

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Smith said the sister of Elkins’ wife climbed onto the roof with two of the kids in an attempt to escape.

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The other child did not make it off the roof and was shot dead. Smith says the shooting stemmed from an argument between Elkins and his wife who were scheduled to appear in court today. They were in the midst of a divorce.

Mandeville Senator Patrick McMath has met with Governor Landry about revamping the state’s child welfare system. McMath introduced legislation last week that would dismantle the Department of Children and Family Services, moving most of its functions within the Louisiana Department of Health and having State Police run the child abuse hotline…

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McMath is also proposing that the attorney general’s office would handle child support enforcement.

LSU gymnastics team nearly won its second national championship in three years on Saturday falling just short of Oklahoma. It was a historic season for Kailin Chio, who got 13 perfect 10s, including one on the vault on Saturday. And Chio will return next season along with 85-percent of the scoring from this year’s squad…

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We’re getting updated information on yesterday’s tragedy in Shreveport. Andrew Greenstein got an updated timeline on the mass shooting that killed eight children.

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Governor Jeff Landry accuses the two male Republican candidates in the U-S Senate race of not being “southernly.”  Landry, who is supporting Julia Letlow in the U-S Senate Republican primary, says attack ads against the Congresswoman from candidates, Incumbent Billy Cassidy and Treasurer John Fleming are crossing the line but he’s impressed Letlow continues to do well in the race, despite the negative ads against her…

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Landry made these comments in an interview with Jim Engster on WRKF’s “Talk Louisiana”.

The LSU gymnastics team nearly won its second national championship in three years on Saturday, but Oklahoma performed extremely well on the floor to edge the Tigers by percentage points on in Fort Worth. Coach Jay Clark says it was a heck of an effort by his team…

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Shreveport Councilwoman Tabatha Taylor was beside herself and the city of Shreveport is in morning for eight children who were shot dead in the country’s worst mass murder in more than two years. Police say Shamar Elkins executed his children and another relative. He also shot his girlfriend in two different locations. Police say the wife’s sister was injured when climbed onto the roof with two children in an attempt to escape shooting and jumped from the roof. One of those children was also shot and died. Shreveport Police Chief Wayne Smith says the shooting stemmed from an argument between Elkins and his wife. This tragedy is bringing the issue of domestic violence to the forefront. State Representative Sam Jenkins…

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LSU gymnastics just missed out on winning its second national championship on Saturday. Jeff Palermo reports the Tigers plan to be in the hunt again next year for a natty…

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During an interview with Jim Engster on WRKF’s “Talk Louisiana.” Governor Jeff Landry came to the defense of Representative and U.S. Senate candidate, Julia Letlow, accusing the two male Republican candidates in the race as not being “southernly.”  He says the attack ads against Letlow from the other two candidates, Incumbent Bill Cassidy and Treasurer John Fleming, cross the line and their narratives about Letlow are false…

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The Senate will take up a bill by West Monroe Senator Jay Morris that would allow the Legislature to file a lawsuit to oust an elected official for malfeasance or gross misconduct.

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Baton Rouge Senator Larry Selders expressed concern that a politician could be ousted based solely on accusations.

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A two third vote would be needed to proceed with a lawsuit.

As he seeks a third term, Incumbent Senator Bill Cassidy faces two tough opponents, Julia Letlow and John Fleming in the May 16^th primary. Political strategist Mary-Patricia Wray says the candidates will by vying for votes especially from Acadiana, north Louisiana, Baton Rouge, and the Northshore where voter turnout is expected to be high because of the many Republican voters and competitive down-ballot races.

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College bound High School Seniors will be receiving individually tailored emails to help them see which in-state colleges and universities best suit them. Deputy commissioner of academic affairs and innovation at the Board of Regents, Tristan Denley…

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LSU gymnastics got strong performances on the floor from Amari Drayton, Kailin Chio, and Kaylia Lincoln, and the Tigers leapfrogged Georgia on the final rotation to advance to the finals of the NCAA Championships on Saturday. Coach Jay Clark…

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A bill heading to the Senate floor would set up a process for the Louisiana legislature to use the courts to remove a public official from office for malfeasance or gross misconduct. West Monroe Senator Jay Morris, who filed the bill, says there are mayors who have been involved in serious scandals, and nothing is done for a long time.

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Some Democrats expressed concern. New Orleans Senator Gary Carter says with Republicans holding a super majority in the House and the Senate, the G-O-P could use this method to get rid of Democratic officials it doesn’t like.

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The bill would require two-thirds of the House or Senate to agree to file one of the lawsuits.

Louisiana College-bound high school seniors will begin receiving emails to help them choose their in-state college. Andrew Greenstein reports.

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Incumbent Senator Bill Cassidy faces two tough opponents as he seeks a third term. Cassidy lost support from many Republicans when he voted to convict then-former President Trump during his second impeachment trial in 2021. Political strategist Mary-Patricia Wray says despite Cassidy’s high negatives, there is good chance he makes the run-off.

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Julia Letlow and John Fleming are Cassidy’s two closest challengers.

We are a month away from the May 16th election, and the U.S. Senate Republican Party primary will continue to heat up with the three major candidates having millions of dollars to spend. Political strategist Mary-Patricia Wray says polling earlier this year showed a large group of undecided voters, but that’s starting to change.

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Louisiana high school seniors will be getting personalized emails to help them choose a college. The Board of Regents is joining forces with public colleges and universities, higher education systems and college-access organizations in this venture. Tristan Denley, the deputy commissioner of academic affairs and innovation at the Board of Regents, says the goal is to take the confusion out of a daunting task.

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The individualized emails will have recommendations based on the student’s academic record.

West Monroe Senator Jay Morris has a bill that would allow the legislature to pursue a civil lawsuit against an elected official it wants ousted because of malfeasance or gross misconduct. Jeff Palermo has more.

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One of the surprising stories at LSU’s Spring practice is fifth-year senior Bo Bordelon who until now has been a career backup, but with a new coaching staff, he’s moved to the top of the depth chart at left guard.

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