A measure that would ban school boards from requiring uniforms didn’t make it out of the House Education Committee today. Hammond Representative Chris Broadwater says a group of fourth graders picked the measure as one they wanted him to bring up in the session. But New Orleans Representative Joe Bouie feels this would negatively impact family finances …:
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The bill was deffered and Broadwater says he’s going to talk to the fourth graders more about the bill before taking further action.

An incident terrified a group of children at the Boys & Girls Club in Lafayette when a 15-year-old allegedly shot another teen several times during a basketball game. Lafayette Police say the suspect was booked on Attempted 1st Degree Murder Charges and Possession of a Firearm by a Juvenile in a Gun Free Zone. The 17-year-old victim is in critical condition. The investigation remains ongoing.

The State Department of Health and Hospitals advises residents of Donaldsonville not to drink the water until further notice, because the system has been treating its drinking water with elevated levels of chlorine dioxide. State Health officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry says this chemical is an EPA-approved water treatment disinfectant, however…:
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The water system serves about 10-thousand customers.

A 64-year-old man from Independence died when he crashed into a garbage truck in Tangipahoa Parish, according to State Police. They say Edward Stewart slammed into the back of the stopped truck and died at the scene, while seriously injuring a worker who was collecting garbage at the time of the collision.