Meta’s Teen Accounts look to safeguard minors and notify parents of what their kids are doing on Instagram. Sean Richardson has more.
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The Louisiana Department of Health launches a task force to fight waste, fraud and abuse. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Meta is getting the word out to parents about Teen Accounts for Instagram that puts safeguards on accounts of teens under the age of 16 years old that notify parents on how they can check their teens account. Meta Spokesperson Stephanie Otway says over 54 million Teen Accounts are active, offering features like private profiles and limited messaging.
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These accounts have been widely accepted, with 97-perdcnet of teens aged 13–15 keeping the default settings, and 94-percnet of U-S parents find them helpful. Otway says Meta also put additional requirements on Teen Accounts for changing age.
Otway says Meta is taking a hands-on approach using AI to identify possible Teen Accounts on Instagram.
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The Louisiana Department of Health is launching a new task force to fight waste, fraud and abuse. Undersecretary Drew Maranto says the department will collaborate with several departments in this effort.
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One initiative involves LDH collaborating with the Office of Motor Vehicles to ensure that no Medicaid recipient in Louisiana has an active driver’s license in another state. Maranto says another involves a partnership with U-L Lafayette to use artificial intelligence for state-specific data analysis.
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A third initiative involves working with the attorney general’s office to identify questionable billing practices.
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The Senate Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Committee approves legislation that would result in homeowners receiving a individual income tax credit of up to ten-thousand dollars, if they voluntarily pay to install a fortified roof on their home. River Ridge Senator Kirk Talbot is the author of the legislation
Talbot says a fortified roof can reduce storm damage in a high wind event and that means fewer claims for insurance companies…
Talbot says the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office recently found that homeowners who had a foritified roof installed saw a decline in their insurance premiums…
The measure heads to the Senate Finance Committee, because the proposal will lower state revenues.
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The greater Lafayette area will be a sea of carbon fiber, aluminum, steel and spandex this week as cyclists from all across the state and beyond gather for Cycle Zydeco. It gets underway tomorrow, and organizer Scott Schilling says cycling is just one component of the five-day event.
Schilling says there are non-stop activities with a little bit of cycling mixed in.
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Schilling says you have no excuse not to go riding with the group. If you’re out of shape, you’ll be in good company.
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If your schedule doesn’t allow you to participate for all five days, there is a weekend option for just Saturday and Sunday.