Amid the escape of five teenagers from the Bridge City Center for Youth Thursday, one state lawmaker is demanding changes at the Office of Juvenile Justice. Officials say 4 of the teenagers who ran off are back in custody, and they are still looking for one of them. Turkey Creek Senator Heather Cloud says the OJJ reported several escapes in 2021, pointing to serious problems at youth detention centers across Louisiana…:
Cut 7 (12) “flaws and gaps”
She’s hoping to get other lawmakers on board with reform within the OJJ.
A bill to rename the Crescent City Connection in New Orleans after the late former Governor Edwin Edwards has been dropped by its author. Representative Kyle Green was asked by the person who gave the bridge its current name in a publicly voted contest to pull the bill.
A Grant Parish lawmaker proposes legislation to prevent minors from receiving transgender medical procedures. Pollock Republican state Representative Gabe Firment there is little evidence of improved psychiatric outcomes after a person has had transgender surgery, so he thinks Louisiana should take steps to assure that minors don’t make a decision they may regret…:
Cut 6 (07) “…social media and peer pressure.”
Firment’s measure would prohibit the medical procedures for anyone under 18, IF the service is part of a gender transition.
The Madness has begun, and LSU takes to the court tonight in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. The Tigers will face Iowa State with tipoff slated for 6:20pm.