Baton Rouge Police have arrested 48-year-old John Hall after telling a five-year-old to smoke a marijuana cigar in a video posted on social media. Lt. L’Jean McKneely…
Cut 13 (13) “…through Crimestoppers.”
Hall is reportedly the ex-boyfriend of the child’s grandmother.
The M.J. Foster Promise Program, which provides financial assistance to adults who would like to earn credentials to get a job in a high-demand area is once again accepting applications. Program Specialist Brittany Theriot says the program provides multiple training options.
Cut 3 (12) “…workforce priority.”
Applicants must be adults 21 or older.
A package of anti-LGBTQ bills has reached final passage, but will Governor John Bel Edwards veto them? Republicans have solid majorities in both chambers and have the votes needed to override vetoes, but will they? LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says it’s an election year, and many may feel the necessity to push the bills into law, to send a message in an election year…:
Cut 9 (10) “…running for governor.”
The session ends tomorrow night at six PM
The 2023 KIDS COUNT for Louisiana shows significant progress over the years, Director of Data and Research with Agenda for Children Teresa Falgoust Louisiana, is the only state to show an improvement in 4th-grade literacy but she says lawmakers still need to invest more in education.