Department of Children and Family Services is working to finalize plans with federal partners to provide summer nutrition for low income Louisiana school age children. The program Sun Bucks provides nutritious meals for the children through the EBT grocery buying program. Beginning in June, each eligible child will receive a singl payment of $120 for the summer. Sun Bucks will automatically be added to most eligible families’ assistance, but some may need to apply.
A statewide poll conducted for the Times Picayune and the Advocate finds Governor Jeff Landry’s approval rating is 56-percent. U-L-M political science professor Pearson Cross says Landry has been busy with two special sessions and a regular session since January and voters have noticed
Landry received nearly 52-percent of the vote when he was elected in October.
Another champion out of Louisiana. The Kentucky Derby winning horse Mystic Dan was ridden by Jockey, Brian Hernandez, a Lafayette native and Mystic Dan is co-owned by Shreveport Native Sharilyn Gasaway and her husband Brent. He won by a nose, edging out Sierra Leone and Forever Young. Gasaway says his greatest strength is of course his speed but he’s also very calm.
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Mystik Dan had a third place finish at the Arkansas Derby in March and won the Grade 3 Southwest Stakes in February.
When Corporal Jason Lee with the Baton Rouge Police took on extra duty Saturday, he never imagined it would include delivering a healthy baby boy. Lt. L’ Jean McNeely says Lee was driving down Greenwell Springs Road when he was flagged down by a woman, whose daughter was in labor. Immediately after baby Noah was born, McNeely says Lee noticed that he was having difficulty breathing.