A Farm Bill is in conference committee with votes expected on a final version in Congress later this week. Congressman Ralph Abraham praised the legislation’s farming reforms, including preserving crop insurance, increased flexibility for land classification, the Timber Innovation Act, irrigation changes for rice, and an expanded definition for family farms.
The bill does not include work requirements for food stamp recipients, a policy sought by Abraham.
An 11-month-old child is dead following an infection from untreated burns. Emergency services received a call of an unresponsive child on Sunday in DeRidder, and found the child with burns covering the lower portion of the body. Police Chief John Gott says the injuries were sustained when the mother’s boyfriend gave the child a bath.
Fire safety is paramount as Louisiana reaches 63 fatal fires this year alongside 73 lives lost. Spokesperson for the State Fire Marshal’s Office Ashley Rodrigue says families need to have an exit plan with at least two ways to leave every room…
She also recommends inspecting your fire alarms. Working fire alarms were not discovered at a fatal Sunday morning mobile home fire in Campti.
The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Behavioral Health has received a $23.1 million State Opioid Response grant. OBH Assistant Secretary Karen Stubbs says it’s a great start, but the next step is increasing access to treatment through community outreach…
More than 400 Louisianans died of an opioid overdose in 2017, a 20 percent increase over 2016.