The school choice legislation that Governor Jeff Landry touted has been filed and will be debated in the current legislative session. It would replace the current voucher system that allows low income families to receive taxpayer dollars to send their child to a private school. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says this new voucher program would give all families the opportunity to receive state dollars for private school education….
cut 15 (10) “…serious debate about this”
Cost will be a main question.

The House Transportation Committee has approved legislation that would prevent the state or local governments from placing restrictions on buying or selling gas-powered vehicles. It’s to prevent government mandates that would say a certain percentage of vehicles on the road should be electric. Lake Charles Representative Phillip Tarver is the author…
Cut 12 (06) “…to develop.”

A civil rights group called the Village 337 is demanding the release of an eleven year girl who was charged with murder in the November shooting death of 36-year-old Kameron Bedsole of New Iberia. The child still faces an obstruction of justice charge and could be sentenced to seven years in a juvenile detention facility. Village 337 Vice President Angela Eaglin says they worry about the girl’s mental health…
cut 5 (12) “…..a lot”
The murder charge was dropped against the girl last week. Her teenage brother and mother have also been charged in the shooting.

A new study indicates prenatal care in Louisiana is at risk because many obstetricians are refusing to see patients in their first trimester, when miscarriages are highest, due to the state’s abortion ban for fear of being prosecuted. Lift Louisiana Executive Director Michelle Erenberg says the report was conducted last summer.
Cut 7 (12) “…extremely alarming.”
Erenberg says based on their research, they are seeing a rise in unnecessary C-sections, prenatal care appointments are getting pushed back and physicians are also delaying treatment of miscarriages. We reached out to the state health department for comment, but no response as of yet.