A new survey says increasing access to child care could get almost 30-thousand mothers to re-enter the workforce, generating 3.2-billion dollars in additional earnings. Dr. Heather Cope, the chief of policy and research at the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, says the state needs to make child care more affordable, with child care currently costing up to 12-thousand dollars a year per child.
Cut 5 (06) “…any family’s budget.”
A new ferryboat is in operation for the Cameron crossing in Cameron Parish. Department of Transportation Secretary Glenn Ledet says the Holly Beach ferryboat will replace the Cameron Two, which has been in service since 1964.
The Cameron crossing is not getting just one ferryboat, it’s getting two. The second ferry boat is expected to be completed in late November.
Saints owner Gayle Benson issued a call to action to her team to respond to a disappointing start to the season. Kace Kieschnick has how her head coach and quarterback responded.
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It will be the Big 12 versus the Pac-12 in the 50th Independence Bowl this December. The Pac-12 tie-in is actually for one of its Legacy teams – Oregon State, Washington State and the ten schools which departed the conference back in 2024. The game will be played Tuesday, December 22nd, at 7:30 Central Time.