10:30 LRN Newscast June 27

Three people died Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Lafourche Parish on Louisiana Highway 308 in Lockport. State Police Trooper Ross Brennan says one of victims is from southwest Louisiana

Cut 3 (10) “…head on.”

47-year old Gremillion was pronounced dead at the scene along with 44-year-old Ramiro Pineda-Perez of Berwick and 38-year-old Alexander Vigil of Morgan City.

What are the many impacts from the U-S Supreme Court’s ruling that reveres Roe versus Wade which makes abortion illegal in Louisiana? Michelle Erenberg, co-founder of Lift Louisiana, believes that without safe and legal abortions in Louisiana, the state will see more women and children living in poverty…

Cut 5 (12) “…rippling impacts.”
Governor Edwards has signed a bill into law that would allow adopted individuals to obtain a copy of their birth certificate once they reach the age of 24. Rosepine Representative Charles Owen is the author of the legislation that changes a 1977 law that kept adoptees in the dark about their first days of life…

Cut 14 (12)  “…it was wrong”
Walmart employees who receive medical coverage in Louisiana now have access to doula services. Doula Program Lead for Walmart Nancy Jester says last year they launched a pilot program in Georgia and due to its success, they’ve expanded the benefit in three other states including Louisiana.

Cut 7 (09) “…birthing mothers.”

It’s available for both part- and full-time employees.