Category Archives: News
New law requires schools and athletic events in Louisiana to have AEDs
Schools and athletic events in Louisiana are now required to have an automated external defibrillator, better known as an AED. Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields authored the legislation, and he said two...
Jul 11, 2023 David Bruce Jr. / CC
First two cases of West Nile Virus reported in East Baton Rouge and Caddo Parish
The state's first two human cases of West Nile Virus of 2023 have been reported by the Louisiana Department of Health. State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says it only takes one bite for virus complic...
Jul 11, 2023 dr_relling / CC
PAR Snapshot: teacher pay in Louisiana
According to research from the Public Affairs Research Council, the average public school teacher salary in Louisiana is $52,472, more than $12,000 below the national average. PAR President Steven Pro...
Jul 11, 2023 LinkedIn Sales Solutions / Unsplash
State childhood vaccination rate trending downwards along with national average
August is Vaccination Awareness Month and State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter is reminding parents to be sure their children are up to date on their immunizations before school begins. Childhood vacci...
Jul 11, 2023 CDC / Unsplash
Restore Louisiana hosts outreach event in Lake Charles to assist homeowners with hurricane damage before the August 1 deadline to apply for grants
As an August 1 deadline approaches, Restore Louisiana holds an outreach event in Lake Charles today to help homeowners who suffered damage from hurricanes in 2020 and 2021 apply for federal rebuilding...
Jul 10, 2023
St. Tammany Parish Deputies arrest Tennessee man linked to five restaurants burglaries in Covington area
St. Tammany Parish Deputies have arrested 25-year-old Malik Morris of Memphis, Tennessee for allegedly burglarizing five restaurants in the Covington area. Spokesperson Suzanne Carboni says after a br...
Jul 10, 2023
Tax credit for parents of private school students to increase in 2024
Beginning next year parents who send their kids to private school will receive an increase of $5,000 to $6,000 tax break per child in Louisiana. The governor signed the legislation that Metairie Repre...
Jul 10, 2023 Jeffrey Schwartz / CC
Skenes and Crews go 1-2 in the Major League Baseball Draft. First time ever the first two picks in the MLB draft are from the same school
Paul Skenes is the first LSU player to be selected number one in the Major League Baseball draft since Ben McDonald in 1989. The Pittsburgh Pirates used their top overall pick on Skenes, who features ...
Jul 10, 2023
"LAPolitics" Jeremy Alford: Governor's veto of transgender bills may be what triggers veto override session
Speculation continues to build as to whether state lawmakers will seek to override any of Governor John Bel Edwards' vetoes this year. Some of his vetoes were met with little reaction, but his killing...
Jul 09, 2023 DonkeyHotey / CC
Veto of bill to ban transgender procedures on minors could bring lawmakers back for override session
Among the most high-profile bills that Governor Edwards has vetoed is the ban on transgender medical procedures on children. Pollock Republican Representative Gabe Firment, who authored the bill, said...
Jul 08, 2023 Photo by Brooke Thorington
