Babysitter charged after 3-year-old drowns in Prairieville pool, deputies say

A child was left in a backyard pool for about 20 minutes before help arrived, authorities say.

PRAIRIEVILLE, LA – A Louisiana babysitter is facing a negligent homicide charge after deputies say a 3-year-old boy drowned in a backyard pool while under her care, remaining unconscious in the water for approximately 20 minutes before she intervened. The Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office identified the child as Ian Perez and said the incident happened during the afternoon of May 18 at an in-home daycare on Roy Rogers Road.

Deputies s...