Legislation to terminate the parental rights of the violator if a child is conceived as a result of sexual assault is before the legislature. Sexual Trauma Awareness and Response (STAR) President Morgan Lamandre recounted a case in which a judge believed it was in the best interest of the child to have two parents, despite how they were conceived.
Legislation to require fathers to pay for half of the out-of-pocket pregnancy-related medical expenses of the mothers of their kids advances to the House floor. Bill author, Abita Springs Representative Larry Frieman says dads get off scot-free too often…:
The bill moves now to the House floor.
The Senate Education Committee approves a bill requiring every school in Louisiana to have an automated external defibrillator on campus in case a person goes into cardiac arrest. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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On Thursday legislation to provide testing for dyslexia for K through third grade will be heard in House Education. Gretna Representative Joe Marino’s bill would require every child in those grades to be screened at least once for dyslexia. The goal of the bill is to catch and intervene earlier in a child’s education versus later.