Sunday is Mother’s Day and the National Retail Federation anticipates that Americans will spend 23 billion dollars on mom. Becca Dill has more.
Heart wrenching testimony was presented in favor of a bill that would make it illegal to touch your phone while driving. And a New Iberia woman told the panel how she received a call while in Puerto Rico, preparing for her wedding, that her father had been hit by a man who was on his phone while behind the wheel.
Cut 16 (11) “paying attention”
Two Louisianans have put together a petition that’s gathered nearly 13,000 signatures asking to state not to remove the 37,000 Medicaid recipients from the program in light of letters sent out warning that budget cuts could eliminate their programs. One of the petition’s creators, social worker Andrea Centofanti says the letters are a blow to people who already have a lot to deal with. Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says the letters were mailed to seniors to encourage them to get a head start on trying to qualify for other programs in the event their coverage is canceled, but Centofanti says many of those patients don’t qualify for anything else.
Lsu Alumnus and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise will deliver the keynote address at LSU’S 295th Commencement today. He will also deliver the keynote address to the law center’s commencement ceremony on June 1st.