The US House voted to give President Obama authority to train and arm Syrian rebels in the effort to defeat ISIL forces in the Middle East. Republican Lafayette Congressman Charles Boustany voted in favor of the measure but says it’s not enough. He indicates we need a broader strategy that involves a coalition…:
CUT 17 (10) “coalition together”
Republican Minden Congressman is the only member of the Louisiana delegation to vote against the proposal saying this is not the right path to take.

The Louisiana Film Entertainment Association announces a plan to commission a study on the economic impact of Louisiana’s film tax credit incentive program. LFEA President Will French…:
CUT 13 (09) “to quantify”
The study is estimated to cost $150,000. The group will launch a Kickstarter campaign later this month to help with the cost of the study.

A TV station in New Orleans says Jefferson Parish President John Young indicated a federal health official has told him a critically ill patient taken from a freighter docked in Belle Chasse has malaria. Officials from the US Centers for Disease Control were looking into the matter because the ship had been docked in Western Africa. But unlike Ebola, the mosquito-borne malaria does not spread person-to-person.

How do you feel about co-sleeping with your baby? Many parents feel strongly about the matter one way or another. Jennifer Kelley, who is a pediatrics instructor at the LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, says an estimated 45-percent of families co-sleep which is dangerous. She suggest room sharing instead…:
CUT 11 (09) “baby safe”
She says room sharing means having your baby in the same room with you in a bassinet or crib their first year.