A Senate-passed bill to roll back Louisiana’s 2016 “Raise the Age” law clears another legislative hurdle. On Tuesday, Monroe Senator Stewart Cathey’s bill won approval from the House Criminal Justice Committee. He says he brought the bill at the request of local district attorneys…:
Cut 8 (15) “…committing these crimes.”
The bill now heads to the House.
Congressman Troy Carter accompanied the US Secretary of Energy on her trip to Louisiana Tuesday, the tour included GE’s Wind Turbine facility at the Michoud Assembly in New Orleans. Carter says it’s important to show how Louisiana is using resources to create green energy.
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Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many have expressed interest in assisting those displaced by the war. A recently approved $40-billion aid package will allow Americans to sponsor a Ukrainian family through the “Uniting Ukraine” program. David Aguillard with Catholic Charities for the Diocese of Baton Rouge says this is a unique opportunity.
Potential sponsors must apply to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
An innovative new surgery for repairing a torn ACL, has come to Louisiana. Ochsner Baton Rouge Medical Director of Sports Medicine, Dr. Jeremy Burnham, the first surgeon in the region to perform the less-invasive procedure, says it has produced very exciting results.
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Roughly 400-thousand ACL injuries occur annually in the US.