Senate Health and Welfare Chairman Patrick McMath unveils his plan to fix the state agency responsible for child welfare. The Department of Children and Family Services has been criticized for not preventing child deaths after they were alerted about dangers in the home. McMath wants to move many of the functions of D-C-F-S within the Department of Health and put State Police in charge of handling child abuse reports…
McMath’s legislation would also put the Attorney General’s office in charge of making sure parents are making their court-ordered support payments.
The state’s Public Service Commission has approved Entergy Louisiana’s request to expediate the approval process on the power company’s plan to build seven new gas power plants and other investments to power Meta’s data center in Richland Parish. The four to one vote means the P-S-C will vote in December on Entergy’s power plan proposal. Commissioner Jean-Paul Coussan says that’s plenty of time to review Entergy’s plan
A measure that seeks to lift the deer feeding bans in response to chronic wasting disease in deer is heading to the House floor. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The LSU gymnastics team will look to punch its ticket to the Final Four for the first time since 2024 after falling short last season in Fort Worth, Texas. The Tigers take the floor today in Session I of the NCAA Semifinals. Head coach Jay Clark says the team should feel confident heading into the meet, having been ranked No. 2 all season.