The Trump administration issues new work requirements for food stamp recipients, which could impact 49-thousand Louisiana residents. DCFS Deputy Assistant Secretary for Family Support Sammy Guillory says Louisiana receives a waiver that allows able-bodied adults who do not have dependents to receive food stamps for more than three months, but that statewide waiver is set to go away.
Cut 13 (13) “…since that time.”
The new rule goes into effect on April 1st
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the U-S House is moving forward with drafting impeachment charges against President Donald Trump. New Orleans Democratic Congressman Cedric Richmond says evidence has been presented during the impeachment hearings that shows President Trump leveraged taxpayer dollars to get Ukraine to dig up dirt on a political rival…
Cut 11 (09) “aggression”
Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Marijuana and stolen guns made up some of the findings by the St. Landry SWAT team while executing a search warrant at the Opelousas home of 35-year-old Kelonda Thibodeaux and her husband 30-year-old Brandon Thibodeaux. Sheriff Bobby Guidroz says the operation was a long term investigation.
Cut 5 (10) “…seeing it growing.”
The total value of the drugs is around $100k.
Senator Bill Cassidy introduces bipartisan legislation that will allow parents to receive a larger child tax credit in their year after they have a kid, or adopt. The child tax credit is currently 2,000 dollars a year, and Cassidy says this bill would allow them to borrow against the next six years of tax credits and receive 5,000 dollars in the child’s first year.
Cut 7 (10) “childcare”
Cassidy says the legislation will not raise taxes or hurt social security.