Emotions run high at the final meeting of the Hazing Prevention Task Force. It was assembled following last year’s hazing death of Southern University Student Caleb Wilson. Wilson’s mother, Urania Brown Wilson, told the task force new laws are needed to prevent another student from suffering the fate that her son did.
Lawmakers will present a series of recommendations in March when the legislative session opens.
Recently, Louisiana became the first state in the country to sign Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment grant agreements with internet service providers. Connect L-A Executive Director Veneeth Iyengar says the aim is to provide connectivity to rural areas, so that customers will no longer have to overpay for mediocre service.
We now know the expected date for the opening of the Buc-ee’s in Lafayette. Andre Champagne has the update.
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Following Louisiana’s first child flu death this season, Deputy Surgeon General Dr. Wyche Coleman is reminding you that you can help stop the spread of the flu by washing your hands.