Governor Landry recently signed the App Store Accountability Act, requiring app stores to verify users’ ages and obtain parental consent before allowing minors to download apps or make in-app purchases. Louisiana Family Forum Director Gene Mills says many don’t realize that when minors download apps, they are entering into contractual terms of service.
Cut 7 (10) “…download that app.”
Louisiana public schools are waiting for more information after the U-S Department of Education told individual states it’s withholding nearly seven-billion dollars in education grants. Michael Faulk, the Executive director of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents, says this caught school systems off guard.
Remnants of Constitutional Amendment Two that failed to pass voter approval last November will re-appear on the April 18th ballot. Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana President Steven Procopio says this time around, the issue of teacher pay is its own standalone measure.
Cut 13 (13) “…bit of a raise.”
Three sea turtles have been released into the Gulf of Mexico after rehabilitation by Audubon Aquarium Rescue in New Orleans. Stranding and Rehab Coordinator Gabriela Harlamert says two critically endangered Kemp’s ridley turtles, Libra and Dorado, were rescued after cold-stunning in New England.