Taking a break here to ask for your help.  This is Brandon.  We invited him to ride on the KTBS float in the Bossier Christmas Parade.  Some 60 stories on foster children ago, Brandon was the first child I profiled.  While more than half of the children we’ve profiled have been placed in permanent homes, Brandon is still without a family of his own.  He’s 15 and living in the Rutherford House in Shreveport.  Brandon loves to fish and spend time outdoors and really needs a strong father figure.  We all know so many people.  Keeping in mind that you can adopt across state lines, will you pass this number along to anyone who might be open to learning more about the adoption process and opening their home to Brandon?  It’s a big thing to consider, but also extremely gratifying.  We don’t want to see Brandon age out of the foster care system.  The statistics aren’t good for children who never get the structure and love of a permanent family.  Thank you guys!  Here’s the number for the Louisiana Department of Social Services.  318-676-5048.