A children’s advocacy group says child care providers are finding it more difficult to remain in business. Mattilyn Batson, the public policy and research director for the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, says they’re being stretched thin financially.
Cut 4 (14) “…in their community.”
20 years ago, Wheel of Fortune was forced to evacuate New Orleans with Katrina bearing down. They were supposed to tape three shows at the Morial Convention Center, but they only got two weeks worth of shows in. Executive Producer Harry Friedman says the contestants who were slated to appear in that third week eventually did get on the show from the show’s regular studio in Culver City, California.
Cut 12 (09) “…in New Orleans.”
The Senate Finance Committee is questioning Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over his health policies this morning. Senator Bill Cassidy’s vote in the committee effectively sealed his confirmation back in February. That fact was not lost on WWL-TV reporter Paul Murphy, who asked him about it yesterday.
State Police now have some information on the vehicle involved in the hit-and-run crash that killed a 53-year-old pedestrian in Jefferson Davis Parish last month. They say the suspect vehicle may be a green or turquoise pickup truck or SUV with damage to the front end or the driver’s side.