Lake Charles, Baton Rouge, and the New Orleans area are under ozone warnings due to unseasonably warm weather that could temporarily lead to more polluted air. DEQ Environmental Sciences Manager Vivian Aucoin says if you’d like to stay on top ozone updates, drop by www.deq.louisiana.gov.
A Senate-approved bill to allow teachers to pray with students during the school day is close to final passage after clearing the House Education Committee. Bossier City Senator, Ryan Gatti, says the legislation would require that all students present have a signed form from their parents before the teachers can participate in the student initiated prayer.
A bill setting up statewide rules and expanding service to rural parishes for Uber and Lyft has died in a Senate committee for a second straight year. The legislation would bring Louisiana in line with 45 other states. But Metairie Senator Danny Martiny pushed back against the legislation. He says Uber and Lyft would be under much lighter regulations than cab companies, lacking the more extensive background check for drivers, a CDL license, and expanded insurance.
Tangipahoa Parish authorities arrest a 25-year-old Hammond man, who is accused of killing a five-year-old child in a hit and run. Deputies say Davonta Abron’s vehicle struck a child at an intersection in Hammond and then fled the scene. He was taken into custody early this morning.