The bill which would allow the sale of raw, unpasteurized milk is approved by the state Senate. Opponents site health risk concerns. Ville Platte Senator Eric LaFleur says consumers should be allowed to choose if they want to drink raw milk. He says it’s absurd that we can trust doctors to perform surgeries, but we can’t trust local farmers to produce safe milk…:
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The measure would apply only to sales from farmers to consumers.

Governor John Bel Edwards is speaking at the Capitol at this hour to media regarding his 100th day in office, which is today. He is also slated to talk about his monthly call-in radio show, “Ask the Governor,” which debuts today beginning at 2:06 pm and will be broadcast by the Louisiana Radio Network. To find out if there is a station near you airing the 1 hour show, visit louisianaradionetwork.com.

A study from LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center finds kids that watch other children eating nutritious foods on a TV screen are more likely to eat healthier themselves. Pediatric obesity and health behavior researcher Amanda Staiano says when they offered pre-school aged children the same vegetables they saw on television, the kids ate more of the vegetable and had a preference to eating it again…:
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Stainano says one-third of pre-school aged children aren’t eating vegetables.

A former bookkeeper at Woodlawn Leadership Academy in Shreveport is under arrest amid allegations she took cash from students and a spirit sponsors, but never deposited the money into the designated account. The Caddo Sheriff’s Office says the total loss from school spirit accounts is over $11,000. 52-year-old Bridget Michelle Lee is booked with felony theft.