A bill to require pornography sites to verify one’s age as a way to prevent minors from accessing their material passes in House Civil Law. Bill author, Metairie Representative, and licensed Sex Therapist Laurie Schlegel says it’s imperative, that we reduce access for minors…:

CUT 05(11)      “…government interest.”

House Bill 142 requires such websites to verify one’s age and only allow access for individuals 18 and older. It now heads to the House floor.

A single-vehicle crash in Rapides Parish Sunday claimed the life of a 9-year-old. Master Trooper Casey Wallace says it appears 30-year-old Angela Jacobs of Marksville lost control of her SUV along Highway 1, just a mile south of Highway 3170. He says one of the four juveniles in the SUV was transferred to a local hospital…:

CUT 12(06)      “…Easter Sunday.”

Everyone WAS seat belted. Wallace says impairment is not suspected but the crash remains under investigation.

Talking today to the Baton Rouge Press Club, Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne explained the plan to set aside about a half-billion dollars to get started building a new I-10 Mississippi River Bridge near Baton Rouge, a new I-10 bridge in Lake Charles and other projects. That is an interlocking part of the spending plan for next fiscal year passed today by House Appropriations. Dardenne makes the case for why the money is needed right now…:’

CUT 08(11)      “…infrastructure act.”

Tuition at public universities has skyrocketed, but a new study by Tulane University and co-author Emily Cook, says that while high and upper-middle-income families are taking a hit, more financial aid is finding its way to low and middle-income students. Here’s Dr. Cook…:

CUT 09(10)      “…certain income groups.”

She says the problem is them getting the information on how to access the help.