Perry Robinson

1 month ago | wtok.com | Perry Robinson |Andres Fuentes |Thanh Truong

WHITE CASTLE, La. (WVUE) - One of Louisiana’s most recognizable historic landmarks now lies in smoldering ruin, as fire crews continue working to extinguish what remains of Nottoway Plantation -- once the largest standing antebellum home in the South. Friday morning, more than 18 hours after flames were first spotted in the museum wing of the 165-year-old mansion, water was still being poured onto the collapsed structure.

1 month ago | kplctv.com | Perry Robinson

LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (WAFB) - As the fentanyl and opioid crisis continues to devastate communities across Louisiana, one organization in Livingston Parish is taking a unique approach to prevention by recruiting students to lead the charge. Students Against Destructive Decisions, or SADD, is a nonprofit that trains high school students to teach drug prevention lessons to younger children, some as young as five years old. The goal is to reach students as early as possible.

1 month ago | kplctv.com | Perry Robinson

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana lawmakers are moving forward with legislation aimed at easing the financial burden on families whose children suffer from a rare and often misdiagnosed neurological disorder. House Bill 408 would require insurance companies to cover treatments for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections, also known as PANS or PANDAS.

1 month ago | kalb.com | Perry Robinson

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana lawmakers are moving forward with legislation aimed at easing the financial burden on families whose children suffer from a rare and often misdiagnosed neurological disorder. House Bill 408 would require insurance companies to cover treatments for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections, also known as PANS or PANDAS.

2 months ago | kplctv.com | Perry Robinson

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana ranks near the bottom nationwide when it comes to father engagement, and one state lawmaker says it’s time to address the crisis head-on. Sen. Royce Duplessis has filed a resolution to create a statewide task force aimed at studying why so many fathers are absent from their children’s lives—and identifying solutions to increase involvement. “Before we tell someone to just get it together, we have to ask ourselves, ‘What’s causing them not to have it together?