12:30 Newscast, April 19th, 2016

A daycare in St. Tammany Parish had their license immediately revoked after the state Department of Education says four unsupervised toddlers, ages 1-2, wandered onto a busy street in Abita Springs. The children are fine. The department says the toddlers got out of an opening in a fence on the playground, and staff did not report the incident. Abita Church Christian Daycare was cited for many offenses.

A study out of Baton Rouge finds pre-schoolers who watch other kids eating vegetables on TV are more likely to eat nutritious foods themselves. Emelie Gunn has more…:
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Raw milk supporters packed the capitol on Monday as the state Senate advanced the bill that would allow farmers to sell the product straight from their cow, to consumers. Ville Platte Senator Eric LaFleur says the government should not intervene in raw milk sales…:
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But opponents say drinking raw milk has significant documented health risks. The measure now heads to the House.

A bill that would let motorists who have let their car insurance lapse pay their debts in installments, and keep their driver’s license, clears the House Transportation Committee. The legislation came about in response to the controversial notices that were sent out last year letting people know about fines for not having car insurance. The measure heads to the full House.