Governor Bobby Jindal has issued a statement urging parents to get their children vaccinated. A debate has erupted over whether parents should have the option on whether they want their child vaccinated. Jindal says science supports the effectiveness of vaccines and they keep children safe from potentially deadly but preventable diseases.

A first-grade school teacher in St. Francisville has been arrested by The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s Office for allegedly striking a student late last month. Sheriff’s office spokesperson Erin Foster says they met with school board officials regarding teacher complaints about 31 year-old Chanel Lemelle…
CUT 6 (12) “warrant for her”
Lamelle is charged with cruelty to juveniles.
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President Obama is proposing a change to the offshore revenue sharing plan that provides millions for Louisiana’s coastal restoration. The President wants to replace the plan with one that would take those dollars and spread them across the nation. Bad idea, says Senator Bill Cassidy, who also sits on the the Senate Appropriations and Energy committees…
CUT 4 (06) Q: ‘about stopping this”

We have some more cold temperatures on the way, how will that affect Louisiana’s crawfish crop heading into Mardi Gras? Long term it should be OK, according to LSU Aquaculture Specialist Dr. Greg Lutz. Short term, the cold weather may keep crawfish from crawling into the traps set by crawfish farmer, and that affects their cost….
CUT 13 (08) Q: “their gas probably”
So crawfish may be hard to find this weekend.