"House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk, pictured standing, far right, speaks while colleagues Rep. Barbara Lambert, D-Milford and Rep. Jack F. Hennessy, D-Bridgeport, play solitaire."

COMMENTARY: This is a picture of several members of Congress during debate of the Health Care Bill. Some are playing cards, some checking sports scores, some fooling around on Facebook.

Two of Lawson's three children were sick recently. She said they suffered symptoms of blurred vision, dizziness, memory loss and bad headaches. She ended up taking at least one of the children to the hospital. She believes the crud that covered her apartment made her daughters sick.

"I called the doctor and asked and they told me it was probably the cause of them being sick because mold is very toxic," she said.

A Shreveport audit backs findings from a criminal investigation that says the city funded a housing scam against the poor, elderly and disabled.

Some 81 percent of homes the city inspected after law enforcement stepped into the Community Development department show signs of shoddy work, according to the Shreveport internal auditor's report. And 30 percent of the residences had incomplete repairs for which construction contractors received payment.

The audit examined Community Development's Neighborhood Revitalization Program. That includes the Limited Repair Program, which is part of the criminal probe. Noted problems included leaky roofs, improperly anchored commodes and wrongly installed hot water heaters.

Felony charges include filing false public records and contractor fraud. The seven - contractors Alphonso Williams, Santana Brown, Alex James III and James Lester and inspectors Ray Jones, Daniel Lacour and Jackie Mandigo have pleaded not guilty. Cases are pending in Caddo district court. Contractors made at least $315,000 since January 2008 on 25 Community Development projects.