East Baton Rouge authorities have ruled the death of a six-month-old left in a car all day last month an accident. Sean Richardson has more.
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Halfway through the Democratic National Convention, several polls show Kamala Harris will small lead over Donald Trump. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Governor Jeff Landry expects Louisiana will continue to rise in the national rankings for K-through-12th grade public education. According to the latest U-S News and World Report, Louisiana ranks 40th. Landry says reforms and approved in the last regular session will lead to a higher ranking
Landry says the state is putting policies in place that puts the parents in charge of a child’s education. The governor says the best example of that is the Louisiana Gator Program, which will replace the state’s current voucher program. He says Louisiana Gator will expand over time allowing more students of all income levels to use taxpayer dollars to attend the school of their choice…
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Landry is also excited about the state’s Let Teachers Teach imitative. He thanks to new laws approved by the legislature and finalized by BESE, teachers will no longer be subjected state-mandated training on issues that do not need to be addressed every and teachers are also getting more freedom over lesson plans…
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East Baton Rouge authorities have ruled the death of an infant left in a hot car all day last month an accident. The parent told deputies they forgot to drop their six month old child at day care in the morning and realized the terrible mistake when they went to the day care facility after work. Kids and Car Safety Director Amber Rollins says usually when this happens its completely accidental and
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According to Rollins, these accidents often result from a combination of stress, fatigue, and changes in routine, which can disrupt normal memory processes.
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Rollins says to create a visual reminder for when your child is in the car with you, which can break a parent out of autopilot. Rollins suggests keeping a large stuffed animal in the back seat…
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Former Lt Governor and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is serving as a platform committee co-chair at the Democratic National Convention. The platform was approved on the floor by a voice vote after hearing from Landrieu…
But Louisiana Republican US Senator Bill Cassidy says the Biden-Harris administration’s economic plan led to historic inflation and prices could rise again if the federal government decides to forgive one-point-four trillion dollars in student loans.
The platform features common themes used by Democrats since Donald Trump became the favorite to be the Republican Presidential nominee…
Cassidy says for Trump to win in November, he needs to stick to the issues…