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Foster parents are supposed to take care of the children who are left in their care. For the most part, foster parents want to make a difference in a child’s life and that is why they sign up to be a foster parent. However, like many people, foster parents make mistakes. One Louisiana woman who works as a foster mother made a wrong decision which involved the game of blackjack. Katrular Buchanon of Tickfaw decided to head to the Treasure Chest Casino and play the game of blackjack. It was Christmas Eve day so Buchanon had her foster children with her and instead of finding a babysitter or passing on gambling, Buchanon had other ideas.
The foster mom dropped off two boy’s ages seven and four at a playground and then decided to leave her other foster child, a nine year old boy, in her car while she played blackjack in the Treasure Chest Casino. This was a weird decision on the mom’s part since she kept the oldest child with her and dropped off the younger two at the park. However, both decision s were not smart and Buchanon was eventually arrested.
A witness saw what took place and told a local patrol officer what was going on. The officer found Buchanon at the blackjack table inside the Treasure Chest casino and she had left the children for almost an hour. The children were left outside at the park as well as the car with no coats even though the temperature was 53 degrees.
The foster mom was arrested and the three boys were sent to the Office of Child Services. Hopefully the boys will be able to be placed with someone with a little more common sense.
2012-01-01
