Governor Landry signed into law a bill that offers critical legal protections for survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking by requiring car manufacturers to disable remote access technology
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The St. Tammany Parish coroner is dusting off an old PSA after an infant dies in a bed instead of a crib. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault and stalking now have added protections, thanks to a new law signed by Governor Landry. The new law requires car manufacturers to disable remote access technology, such as tracking and control features, within two days of receiving a certified protective or restraining order. Bossier Parish Sheriff’s Detective Kelly Downey was instrumental in getting House Bill 74 passed.
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Downey collaborated closely with lawmakers and survivors, providing expert testimony and highlighting the risks posed by abuser-controlled vehicle systems saying 80-percent of all domestic homicide victims were stalked.
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Downey expressed pride in helping craft legislation that empowers victims to reclaim safety and independence as they begin to heal from trauma.
Survivors must either own the vehicle or have exclusive use granted by the court.
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A Medicare advocacy group is urging Congress to protect the Medicare Advantage program. When the One Big Beautiful Bill made it out of the House, the program was left intact. However, Darren Grubb with Medicare Advantage Majority says the Senate has the program in its crosshairs.
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Grubb says if that happens, that would have a devastating effect on Louisiana’s 540-thousand seniors.
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Grubb says polls among seniors show an overwhelming majority want Congress to preserve the Medicare Advantage program.
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After an infant in St. Tammany Parish died last weekend while sharing a bed with his mother and a sibling, Coroner Dr. Christopher Tape has re-released a PSA warning people of the dangers of babies sleeping in the same bed with others. Coroner’s spokesman James Hartman says it’s a very important message.
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Hartman says when putting infants to bed, always use the ABC rule – Alone, on their Back and in a Crib.
Hartman says the 30-second spot is very moving.
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The Louisiana Legislature has approved a 46-billion-dollar budget for next fiscal year. The spending plan does not contain the 93-million dollars Governor Landry wanted for the LA Gator program, which provides parents with state money to pay for private school tuition. House Appropriations Chairman Jack McFarland says most of the families that applied for LA Gator funds, already have children attending a private school…
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The LA Gator program is receiving 43-million dollars, 50-million dollars less than what the governor wanted. LA Gator is replacing the state’s current voucher program, and McFarland says a majority of lawmaker believe funding for private school vouchers should remain relatively the same…
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Thirty of the 50-million dollars Governor Landry wanted to go to the LA Gator scholarship program went to high dosage tutoring in K-through-12 education and another 18-million went to sheriffs to help cover the costs of housing state prisoners in their local jails. McFarland says this is the first year of the LA Gator Scholarship program, so it’s best to take a conservative approach when funding it…