The state’s largest hospital system, Ochsner Health, reportedly plans to lay off 770 employees across its 42 hospitals and 200 urgent care and health centers in Louisiana and Mississippi. The Advocate newspaper reports most of the cuts will occur in management, administrative jobs and clerical positions.

The House Education Committee approves a bill that mandates elementary schools implement safety measures where parents pick up and drop-off their children.
Cut 2 (32) “…I’m Teiko Foxx.”

Legislation to require public school students, K through five, to have at least 15 minutes of recess a day advances to the full House. Houma Representative Beryl Amadee says studies show the benefits of recess and quotes the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Cut 10 (09) “… unstructured play.”
The Louisiana Federation of Teachers expressed concern this could lead to longer school days and another requirement for teachers.

State Police release police bodycam footage from the April 23rd officer-involved shooting of 33-year-old Joseph Taylor. The initial investigation reports Shreveport Police Officer Anthony Visciotti stopped Taylor’s ’94 Chevy Caprice for swerving. The officer sought to determine if the driver was impaired. At first, Taylor refuses to get out of his car…:
Cut 4 (09) “…out of here quick.”
Visciotti is assisted by other officers who physically remove Taylor from the car. A struggle ensues on the ground san that’s when an officer saw Taylor was armed with a gun and Taylor was shot multiple times.