According to the Louisiana Workforce Commission, oil and gas jobs in Louisiana continued their decline in June, dropping to the lowest level in almost 10 years. Eric Gill has more…
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Sabine Parish authorities say they are treating the death of an eight month old child as a homicide. Kayla Lewis died yesterday afternoon and Coroner Ron Rivers says a preliminary autopsy result shows there was blunt force trauma to the child’s face. At this time, no charges have been filed.

A survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that more teenage girls are using the morning after pill. Dr. Valerie Williams, with the LSU Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, says more teens are taking the pill now because it’s easier to get over the counter…:
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The report indicates more than 1 in 5 sexually active teen girls have used the morning after pill from 2001 to 2013 when it was 1 in 12 a decade earlier.

Thirty-four-year-old Tomeka Stair of Harvey is in custody after she allegedly shot three of her children with BB guns as punishment. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office Col John Fortunato says Stair’s 21-year-old girlfriend was also arrested and it was her who confirmed the abuse…:
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They are each booked with three counts of juvenile cruelty.