On Capitol Hill, Louisiana Senator John Kennedy questioned Secret Service Acting Director Ronald Rowe. Kennedy says he’s heard reports Secret Service snipers saw Thomas Crooks 20 minutes before he fired at former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania earlier this month. Rowe says that’s inaccurate.
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Rowe says he can’t defend why the Secret Service did not have the roof where Crooks was stationed secured better.

The Children and Teens’ Online Privacy Protection Act is heading to the House after passing the Senate on a 91-3 vote. Senator Bill Cassidy says his legislation, nicknamed COPPA 2.0, updates online data privacy rules for children, like banning data collection on users under 17….
Cut 13 (08) “…peer pressure.”

Newsweek ranks St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington as the 104th best cancer hospital in the U.S. and the best cancer hospital in Louisiana. Mel Bridges has the details.
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The Louisiana Department of Education has named Dr. Amanda Austin from Iberville Math, Science, and Arts (MSA) Academy East in St. Gabriel as Principal of the Year.
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Austin has also served on district curriculum teams and has served as a Teacher Leader for the Department of Education.