Now that the COVID vaccine has been approved for kids 5 and under, Louisiana health care providers are preparing to give out the shots. State health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says 175 providers have ordered tens of thousands of children’s doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines. He says for Moderna, it is two shots…and the Pfizer requires 3…:
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Kanter says call your pediatrican for information, or visit “ldh.la.gov”
As it gets hotter, we’re all reminded to protect our precious pets from heat-related illness and death. Jeff Dorson with the Louisiana Humane society says pets can die in a hot car, or exposed to sun & heat, within a very short time. He says you could even be charged with aggravated cruelty to animals…:
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Governor John Bel Edwards has signed into law a new “trigger law” that would outlaw abortions in Louisiana should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn “Roe vs Wade”. The legislation does not criminally punish pregnant women, but doctors or others who perform abortion could be sentenced for up to 10 years. Louisiana Right to Life executive director Ben Clapper…:
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Senate Bill 342, by Monroe Senator Katrina Jackson, has exceptions for ectopic pregnancies and health threats to the mother. It will take effect immediately, should Roe by overturned.
A judge at the center of a high-profile custody battle where a woman was ordered to pay her accused rapist child support has temporarily reversed his decision to grant the now-teenage daughter’s father full custody. Judge Jeffrey Cashe, in Tangipahoa Parish, decided Tuesday to revoke John Barnes’ custody. A new custody trial has been scheduled for July 15th.