Amid controversy over federal authorities treating parents concerned over what their kids are taught in schools as “domestic terrorists”, Louisiana District 5 Congresswoman Julia Letlow introduces the Parents Bill of Rights Act; geared toward further opening the line of meaningful dialog between families and their child’s school. She says many schools in the nation and in Louisiana are already practicing what’s in her bill, but it would also bring more transparency to a school’s budget and spending…:

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The state Department of Health proposes a mandate that kids get the COVID vaccine in order to attend schools and day cares pending the shot’s further approval by federal regulators. Right now the FDA only approves shots for kids 16 and older, but the vaccine has been OK’ed for kids as young as five as part of pandemic emergency use only. A legislative hearing on the proposal is coming next month.

The Louisiana Supreme Court will be the next stop for two combined cases challenging Ochsner Health’s mandate that all its workers be vaccinated against COVID-19.  More from Jeff Palermo…:

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The federal Department of Justice says it’s giving New Orleans just over $7-million to accommodate hiring more cops. The money will mean NOPD can add about 30 new officers, at a time when they have a serious manpower issue … and burgeoning street crime.