With the killer in Sunday’s mass shooting in Shreveport showing all the signs of mental health issues, the Louisiana Department of Health is urging you to prioritize your emotional well-being. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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It’s National Work Zone Awareness Week and State Police are asking drivers to do their part to prevent crashes in work zones. Colleen Crain has the story.
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An examination of the Facebook profile of the Shreveport man who killed his seven children and a nephew Sunday morning shows that he had been struggling with mental health. In light of that, the Louisiana Department of Health is urging you to prioritize your mental health by using Louisiana 988. Holly Howat, the interim assistant secretary of the office of behavioral health, says it’s not just for suicide prevention – it’s for all types of emotional distress.
Howat says if you’re experiencing emotional issues, the very worst thing you can do is to keep it bottled up inside – you need to reach out to a family member, a trusted friend or to Louisiana 988.
Howat says it’s important to know the warning signs of mental stress.
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A devastating blow to an LSU baseball team that’s already teetering as right fielder Jake Brown, is done for the season with a broken hamate bone. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau says LSU’s offense is already struggling and now they will play the rest of the season without one of its best players…
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Brown, who is from Sulphur, has started every game this season in right field. Guilbeau says coach Jay Johnson might turn to a freshman, William Patrick from Monroe…
LSU has lost six straight SEC games, and they are not even on the bubble to make the NCAA Tournament. The injury news does not stop with Brown, Guilbeau says starting pitcher Cooper Moore is also out for the season
Moore is 3-3 with a 3.38 ERA and Coach Jay Johnson says Moore is expected to return to LSU next year and pitch for the Tigers.
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It is National Work Zone Awareness Week and this year’s theme is “Safe actions save lives.” Louisiana Department of Transportation Secretary Glenn Ledet says every driver has a responsibility to slow down, stay alert, and make safe decisions behind the wheel while driving through a construction zone…
Ledet says motorists can stay informed about upcoming work zones by signing up for email and text alerts through MYDOTD and 511LA
In Louisiana, 13 people were killed in work zones in 2024. State Police Superintendent, Colonel Robert Hodges, says a moment of inattention in a work zone can change lives forever…
DOTD encourages the public to participate in Go Orange Day tomorrow by wearing orange to show support for work zone safety and raise awareness about the risks faced by roadway workers.
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Louisiana’s U.S. House delegation expressed its collective sympathy to the families of the victims of Sunday’s mass murder in Shreveport. House Speaker Mike Johnson addressed the tragedy on the House floor with Cleo Fields, Clay Higgins and Steve Scalise by his side.
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The location where the shooting took place is in Fields’ congressional district. Fields echoed Johnson’s sentiments in his own floor speech.