A bill to help parents keep up with who their kids are talking to online is heading to the Governor’s desk. Metairie Representative Cameron Henry says it requires sex offenders to register any email addresses or online user names. He says hopefully this will help parents make sure their children aren’t chatting with predators on the internet….:
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The governor is expected to sign the bill.

A report from Tulane says if the legislature is forced to reduce state funding for TOPS, they hope students most in need of financial assistance are protected first. Policy director of the Cowen Institute Vincent Rossmeier says the program has increasingly awarded scholarships to students who are coming from families who could otherwise afford college…:
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He says they favor need-based changes if cuts are made to the program.

A new website, BayouOpportunity.com, has just been launched to help workers in the oil and gas industry find new jobs, as unemployment in that sector continues to rise. Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Don Pierson says this website should be helpful for many people in Louisiana…:
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More information is available at BayouOpportunity.com.

LSU’s Mike VI, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer this week, has received Get Well Soon flowers from a fellow live mascot. Tusk IV, of the Arkansas Razorbacks, included a note that said he is pulling for Mike to defeat this foe just like he has all these years as LSU’s live mascot. The gesture comes on the heels of a letter LSU received from PETA indicating universities should no longer have live animals as mascots. LSU says Mike’s treatment is the focus at this time.