A two year old child choked and died while at the Early Learning Center at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary in Gentily. Seminary Spokesman Gary Meyers says the child was eating lunch when she chocked on food. Isabella Magee’s cause of death is under investigation. The New Orleans Times Picayune says the school has been inspected at least twice last year due to reported health concerns when children were observed with bumps and scratches.
Louisiana will receive another round of freezing temperatures this weekend. Jeff Palermo has the story…
Governor John Bel Edwards announces the state will seek 600 million dollars in loans to pay for major highway projects. One of those involves the very congested I-10/12 split in Baton Rouge. He says drivers are tired of sitting in traffic and it’s time to address this problem…
The financing plans for this project and several others will need to be approved by state lawmakers and the bond commission.
The Legislative Women’s Caucus is investigating to see if it is necessary to overhaul sexual harassment policies for the legislature and state government employees. Chairman and New Orleans Representative Helena Moreno says the committee is investigating an online sexual harassment course that legislators are required to take to see if it’s enough to protect them and others they work with…