4:30 PM Newscast

Governor Landry signed into law a bill that offers critical legal protections for survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking by requiring car manufacturers to disable remote access technology

Cut 1 (32) “…I’m Sean Richardson.”

CVS sent out a mass text message to its customers telling them if House Bill 358 was approved, it would result in the closure of CVS pharmacies in Louisiana. Attorney General Liz Murrill says CVS may have violated state law by using personal information to push a political message.

St. Tammany Parish Coroner Dr. Christopher Tape is re-releasing a PSA warning of the dangers of babies sleeping in the same bed with others after a tragedy involving an infant who died last weekend while sharing a bed with his mother and a sibling. Coroner’s spokesperson James

Hartman says when putting infants to bed, always use the ABC rule – Alone, on their Back and in a Crib.

Cut 10 (07) “…with a child.”

The Louisiana Legislature has approved a 46-billion-dollar budget for next fiscal year. The spending plan does not contain the 93-million dollars Governor Landry wanted for the LA Gator program, which provides parents with state money to pay for private school tuition.  House Appropriations Chairman Jack McFarland says most of the families that applied for LA Gator funds, already have children attending a private school…

Cut 12 (08) “…private schools.”

The LA Gator program will receive 43-million dollars, 50-million less than what the governor wanted.