9:30 LRN Newscast April 29

The World Health Organization says children under the age of one should not have any screen time while kids between one and five years old should not spend more than one hour watching screens every day. LSU Health New Orleans pediatrician Doctor Kyle Fulton recommends that parents should read books with their children instead…
cut 6 (12) “…they are older”
Coming up on the House floor today is legislation that would bring ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft to every city in Louisiana. Lyft spokesperson Carter Stern says Lyft is only available in six cities in Louisiana, Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lake Charles, Monroe, Shreveport and Lafayette…
cut 15 (10) “…will have access”
A similar bill was killed in the Senate last year.

If you would like to donate money towards the Ruston tornado recovery fund you can do so through the Community Foundation of North Louisiana. Spokesperson Emily Lane says they are taking donations on their website, which is c-f-n-l-a-dot-org. Smith says there are other ways to donate too…
cut 9 (08) “….bank”
Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker says if you want to volunteer, call area code 318-255-3300.

Selecting a tight end was considered a need for the Saints heading into the NFL draft and the Black and Gold took Notre Dame’s Alize Mack in the seventh round. In 2015, he was rated as the number one tight end in the nation coming out of Las Vegas, but only caught four touchdown passes at Notre Dame. General Manager Mickey Loomis says they like Mack’s potential
cut 17 (12) “succeed here”