12:30 LRN Newscast May 26

St. Martin Parish Republican Senator Fred Mills says he has no regrets about voting against a bill to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth despite the criticism he’s receiving from conservatives. The pharmacist says he has issue if a physician did in a rare instance prescribe hormonal care for minors, their livelihood would be in jeopardy.

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The bill failed in Senate Health and Welfare when Mills sided with Democrats on the committee and voted against the bill to break a tie.

The family members of a Houston woman who died in a walk-in freezer at an Arby’s in New Iberia have filed a lawsuit against the franchise owner Turbo Restaurants.

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That’s attorney Paul Skrabanek who represents the family of Nguyet Le. He says a former employee told him the latch on the freezer had been broken since August and the owners were aware.

A Senate-approved bill in response to the death of LSU student Madison Brooks in January fails to get approval from the House Judiciary Committee. Jeff Palermo has more….

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