State Police release body cam video of a fatal Shreveport officer-involved shooting last month. Kevin Gallagher has more…:
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A bill that mandates new safety measures to prevent injury and death where parents pick up and drop-off their children at elementary schools statewide was approved by House Education Committee.
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Finding qualified employees surpasses inflation as the top concern among small businesses. Brooke Thorington has more.
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State Police release police bodycam footage from the April 23rd officer-involved shooting of 33-year-old Joseph Taylor. The initial investigation reports Shreveport Police Officer Anthony Visciotti stopped Taylor’s ’94 Chevy Caprice for swerving in his lane. The officer sought to determine if the driver was impaired. At first, Taylor refuses to get out of his car; stating the officer has no probable cause…:
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Visciotti is assisted on the scene by other officers, who physically remove Taylor from his car. It’s at that point the officer spies the weapon…:
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LSP says Taylor was armed with a Glock 9mm, with an extended clip and modified to fire fully automatically. He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. LSP Trooper Melissa Matey says Visciotti and the other officers are on administrative leave while their investigation continues…:
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Legislation that would require public schools to establish safety policies for carpool and bus lines for K-5th grades was approved by House Education Committee. Slidell Representative Robert Owen says there are far too many consequences when it comes to keeping children safe while entering and exiting schools.
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The bill would require students to remain behind a barrier before entering a pick-up area. It also bans students from entering the pick-up area until the vehicle is in park. An advocate for children’s safety, Amy Savoie (savoy) says his 6-year-old daughter Emma Bell Savoie was killed while attempting to cross the parking lot during dismissal time.
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School employees would also be required to accompany students under the age of 10 in the drop-off/pick-up area of carpool and wear traffic vests. Alexandria Representative Lance Harris says this is about establishing rules to ensure every child is safe.
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The bill heads to the House floor.
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Legislation to require public school students, K through five, to have at least 15 minutes of recess a day advances to the House. Houma Representative Beryl Amadee says many studies indicated the benefits of recess and she quotes one from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
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Both parents and teachers have noticed with recess becoming endangered or even extinct, Amdee says and the effects have not been positive on children. But among schools that have recess educators say it gives students time to socialize.
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The break allows students to return to the classroom with improved focus on their instruction and improves test scores. Charter schools in the state are exempt from the bill.
Amedee says the requirement would only impact 11 percent of schools in the state. Education Chair Representative Lance Harris was surprised at the number who do not have recess.
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The bill moves to the House floor.
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Labor quality surpassed inflation as the top concern in the most recent Small Business Optimism Survey. NFIB State Director Dawn McVea says 24 percent of ‘Mom and Pops’ say filling job openings with qualified workers is their top concern followed by inflation at 23 percent.
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Since the pandemic, McVea says finding qualified applicants to fill job openings has been an ongoing issue and a good number of small businesses have or plan to increase wages to rectify the problem.
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Overall optimism decreased one point in April to 89, the 16th month in a row below the survey’s history of 98.
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New Orleans native Foster Moreau is now a New Orleans Saints after signing a three-year, 12-million dollar contract with his hometown team. Moreau starred at Jesuit High and LSU before spending the first four seasons of his NFL career with the Raiders. Saints analyst Mike Detillier says the Black and Gold are getting a tough player
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Moreau nearly signed with the Saints in March, but a physical conducted at the Saints training facility helped determine he had Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The 26-year-old could possibly return to the field next week. Detillier gives the Saints a run blocking tight end with good hands…
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Moreau was a fourth-round pick of the Raiders in 2019. He caught a career-high 33 passes for 420 yards last season and he was teammate of current Saints QB Derek Carr in Oakland and Las Vegas.
Depth at tight end was a question mark heading into next season, Detillier says the biggest question mark remains the health of receiver Michael Thomas…
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