A federal judge has determined the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola is violating inmates’ constitutional rights by ignoring the medical needs of prisoners. Attorney Samantha Bosalavage of the Promise of Justice Initiative represented the plantiffs in the case…
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Judge Shelly Dick says three health care experts will develop remedial plans. The state department of corrections says it strongly disagrees with the court’s opinion in this matter.

The Louisiana Office of Student Financial Assistance host its third annual virtual apprenticeship expo for high school students and post-secondary attendees today from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Employer Engagement Coordinator Tonya Evans says students will receive information about apprenticeship programs by speaking directly with employers.
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If you want to participate in the apprenticeship expo via zoom, you can email tonya.evans@la.gov.

The childhood home of pop star icon Brittany Spears is for sale. The listing price is one-point-two million dollars for the three bedroom, three bath home in Kentwood that also has a dance studio. Yvonne Hulsey of Keller Williams is the seller of the home and she says so far there’s more interest from the media than actual buyers…
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Hulsey says the first showing for the home is Friday.

Louisiana Congresswoman Julia Letlow has authored the Drought Assistance Improvement Act. Currently cattle producers have to be at a level of severe drought for eight straight weeks to qualify for one month of disaster relief, Letlow’s bill allows for one monthly payment when a parish has four consecutive weeks of severe drought. Letlow says eight weeks of drought conditions is far too long for farmers to wait for assistance…
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