Finding qualified employees surpasses inflation as the top concern among small businesses.
Cut 3 (30) “…I’m Brooke Thorington.”

Emotional testimony at the state capitol over a bill to add exceptions for rape and incest to the state’s abortion ban. Bill author, New Orleans Representative Delisha Boyd…
cut 28 (05) “…with that”
Pro life advocate Woody Jenkins…
cut 29 (03) “…conception”
The bill to make changes to the state’s abortion ban failed.

There was not a dry eye during a legislative hearing as Amy Savoie told the story of her six-year-old daughter who was killed when she was struck by a truck in the parking lot of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School in Slidell last year…
cut 30 (10) “…be protected”
The House Education Committee sent a bill to the House floor that requires elementary schools to establish carpool and bus line safety policies.

House Education also approved a bill that requires daily recess of at least 15 minutes for public school students between kindergarten and fifth grade. Houma Representative Beryl Amedee says it’s good for a child’s physical and mental health…
cut 11 (11) “…classroom”
Amedee says some schools dropped recess because of the demand on achieving a certain number of hours of instructional time.