11:30 LRN Newscast May 18

As the nationwide shortage of baby formal continues consumer watchdog groups are warning parents of potential scams preying on parents. President of the Better Business Bureau of South-Central Louisiana, Carmen Million says fear makes people make rash decisions and scammers are taking advantage of it.

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A bill that would prohibit biological males from playing female sports as a transgender girl is one step closer to final legislative passage. The House approved the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act on a vote 72-21. Shreveport Representative Sam Jenkins says the legislation is an attack on vulnerable transgender children…

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A minor amendment was added so the bill goes back to the Senate for final approval.

The full House advances a bill that would prohibit giving COVID shots – or any other vaccines – at public schools unless parents give explicit permission. Terrebonne Parish Representative Beryl Amedee (BEAR-il AH-muh-day) says her bill would require schools to obtain written permission to administer a shot, then follow that up with a verbal verification…:

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The bill passed on a 65 to 31 vote.

The full Senate will debate the budget bill this week that contains a 15-hundred dollar pay raise for teachers. But Louisiana Association of Educators President Doctor Tia Mills believes the raise should be two-thousand dollars to help curb a teacher shortage…
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The Southern Regional Average is 55-thousand dollars, while the average teacher pay in Louisiana is 51-thousand.