The President of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association has concerns the Iran nuclear deal will negatively impact oil producers in Louisiana. Jeff Palermo reports…
CUT 1 (27) “I’m Jeff Palermo”
______________________________________
A group of pro-life Louisiana lawmakers announce plans to craft “Abortion Pill Reversal” legislation for the 2016 session. Scott Carwile reports…:
Cut 2 (30) “I’m Scott Carwile”
______________________________________
Governor Bobby Jindal is asking the Inspector General to investigate allegations Planned Parenthood is selling body parts from aborted fetuses. Jeff Palermo has more…
Cut 3 (28) “I’m Jeff Palermo”
______________________________________
The President of the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association has concerns that the Iran nuclear deal will negatively impact oil producers in Louisiana and the United States. Don Briggs says the agreement will allow Iran to export crude oil into an already flooded market…
cut 4 (10) “my concern”
He says with crude oil prices currently in the mid-$50 a barrel range, the addition of Iran’s oil to the marketplace will continue to suppress prices, perhaps for the next two years. Briggs says says the oil industry here is going through a major downturn and this is a cruel reminder that American oil producers are still not allowed to sell their crude oil supplies overseas…
Cut 5 (07) “can’t export”
Briggs says Iran could add 500,000 barrels of crude oil a day to the world market by the end of this year. He says, if the addition of oil from Iran supresses crude oil prices, it could have devastating effects on Louisiana…
Cut 6 (11) “key personnel” 2X
______________________________________
A group of pro-life Louisiana lawmakers announce plans to craft “Abortion Pill Reversal” legislation for the 2016 session. West Monroe Representative Frank Hoffman says the proposal would likely require clinics to make patients aware of the reversal pill. He says the technique involves stopping the two-pill abortion medication process:
CUT 7 (11) “started again”
Hoffman says Louisiana has been named the top pro-life state in America for 6 years in a row and they want to continue to pass laws that re-enforce the designation. He says if a woman goes into a clinic and takes the abortion pill, she should be aware that a reversal exists should she change her mind…:
Cut 8 (09) “to do that”
Hoffman says he’s been told that women change their mind about abortions all the time and most of the time it’s too late. He says many people don’t even know that if they go through the abortion pill process there is a reversal pill that exists…:
Cut 9 (10) “it is working”
______________________________________
Louisiana Tech announces a record for donations made to LTAC, which is the organization that helps fund the school’s athletic programs. The school says during the 2014-2015 fiscal year, 1.1 million dollars was donated to LTAC and the athletic department received another 1.5 million dollars in unrestricted donations. Senior Associate Athletic Director Marco Borne says success on the field and court helped reel in a record number of donations.
Cut 10 (11) “step up”
Tech football won a bowl game in December and the men’s basketball team just won its third straight regular season conference championship. Borne says the money supports the student athletes and keeps them competitive with their opponents at other schools.
cut 11 (08) “for that”
Previous donations have helped Tech build a 22 million dollar athletic complex, that will open in August. Borne says their newest goal is to break more records and raise even more funds. He says he expects more contributions in the next year as the program continues to grow.
cut 12 (08) “even more”
______________________________________
The Steve Gleason Act is heading to President Obama’s desk for his signature. The legislation is named after former Saints player Steve Gleason, who has A-L-S. The measure will make speech generating devices more accessible to people who battle this disease that impacts the brain’s ability to control muscle movement. US Representative Steve Scalise of Metairie says this adds to Gleason’s legacy as a leader in the fight against A-L-S
Cut 13 (08) “other peoplet”
Gleason pushed this legislation after he learned that Medicare funding for these type of devices was significantly scaled back. Scalise says through Gleason’s lobbying efforts, the thousands who suffer from A-L-S will have their voices heard…
Cut 14 (10) “that voice”
New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond says Gleason spurred Congress into action and he’s glad the federal government came through by passing this important piece of legislation
Cut 15 (08) “we represent”
______________________________________
An internal investigation finds that Department of Children and Family Services staff members did not violate criminal laws in the case of a 15-year-old Baton Rouge boy found in poor living conditions and weighing only 47 pounds. Family members and lawmakers criticized the state agency for not doing enough to help the special needs child. DCFS Secretary Suzy Sonnier would not talk about the specifics of this case, but says communication is important in these type of situations
Cut 16 (06) “or neglect”
One of the recommendations calls for legislation that creates a felony offense when a third party misrepresents facts to a DCFS employee during a child protection investigation. Sonnier says they support this recommendation and others…
Cut 17 (05) ” with us”
The report contains seven different recommendations. Sonnier says they’ve already implemented one and that’s involving medical professionals in cases where the child is unable to verbally communicate
Cut 18 (10) “those recommendations”