Legislation to require fathers to pay for half of the out-of-pocket pregnancy-related medical expenses advances to the House floor. Bill author, Abita Springs Representative Larry Frieman says it’s crucial to have such a law with the state’s abortion ban in place.
Cut 3 (11) “…right direction.”
The bill had no opposition in House Civil Law and will be heard on the House floor.
Attorney General Jeff Landry launched the first 30-second television ad of his gubernatorial campaign today addressing one of the state’s top issues – crime. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says Landry’s message is spot on for voters.
The multi-market campaign ad will begin in Baton Rouge but expects to spread across the state in the upcoming months.
A measure requiring all schools to have automated external defibrillators –a portable, life-saving device designed to treat people experiencing sudden cardiac arrest- was approved by a Senate Education Committee. Baton Rouge Senator Cleo Fields says his legislation also requires every school to have a plan in case a student collapses as a result of a heart issue…
Fields’ legislation is called the Jump Start Your Heart Act and also requires schools to have defibrillators present at all sporting events.
Pineville’s Camp Beauregard will be renamed as the Louisiana National Guard Training Center at an official ceremony set for the fall. Lt. Col Noel Collins says they accepted more than 200 name submissions last year from the public and the list was narrowed down.
The name choice indicates the installation’s location in Rapides Parish.