Consumer watchdog groups are warning parents of potential scams due to the nationwide shortage of baby formula. Brooke Thorington has more.
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There’s been a national surge in road fatalities and Louisiana hasn’t avoided the trend. David Grubb has the story…
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As the nationwide shortage of baby formula continues consumer watchdog groups are warning parents of potential scams. President of the Better Business Bureau of South-Central Louisiana, Carmen Million says fear makes people make rash decisions and scammers are taking advantage of it.
Million says to be sure to research the vendor or individual you intend to purchase formula from. See if they have a brick-and-mortar store and know that reviews can easily be falsified. Million says formula is called formula for a reason, it’s specific
For parents who are having difficulty locating formula, Million says to start a conversation with family and friends and if you run across a scam, also let your family, friends, physician, and the Better Business Bureau know of those scams.
Visit the BBB-dot-org forward-slash scam tracker for more information.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that US traffic fatalities are at their highest level in 16 years with nearly 43-hundred deaths in 2021, an 11 percent increase from the previous year. Mark Lambert, spokesman for the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission, says the numbers don’t get better here at home…
Lambert says driver behavior is typically the cause of traffic deaths, and the leading cause is highly preventable.
Seat belts have been shown to reduce the chances of severe injury by as much as 50 percent and the risk of death by 45 percent.
The LHSC begins its participation in the national “Click it or Ticket” campaign this Monday. Lambert says law enforcement will be looking for drivers and passengers who haven’t buckled up.
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The Senate Health and Welfare Committee votes in favor of a House-approved bill that’s aimed at improving access to medical marijuana. Houma Representative Tanner Magee says his measure will allow pharmacies open satellite locations and home delivery would also be an option….
The House voted 77-16 for the legislation and now that the Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved the measure, it’s expected to receive approval from the full senate. But there is opposition. Military veteran Tony Landry says there’s a monopoly on the medical marijuana industry with just nine licensed pharmacies and two licensed growers, LSU and Southern
Denham Springs Senator Rogers Pope is the only one on the committee who voted against the proposal…
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Since the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act is one step closer to the Governor’s Desk, and when questioned on his monthly call-in show Governor John Bel Edwards says he not going to commit to vetoing the legislation at the moment.
The bill prohibits transgender females from competing in women’s sports in Louisiana.
In the past, Edwards has said it’s a solution looking for a problem and so far, it isn’t a problem in Louisiana. Edwards says he’s met with the bill’s author, Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell and he believes her intent is not spiteful.