Louisiana’s two Democratic congressmen send a letter to President Trump, urging him to reconsider massive cuts to AmeriCorps. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The Louisiana House approves legislation that would give Louisiana’s Insurance Commissioner more authority to reject large rate increases. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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A Louisiana program designed for mothers looking for an alternative to abortion is getting underway. The program, called Thrive: The Baby and Parent Network, was established by way of Act 561 of the 2022 regular legislative session, which was sponsored by Baton Rouge Senator Rick Edmonds. He says it provides a telehealth service to help expectant mothers make decisions during pregnancy.
The Thrive program is administered by the Department of Children and Family Services and is operated by Texas-based Human Coalition. Senator Edmonds says through a toll-free number or a live online chat, it gives pregnant women full access to Human Coalition’s team of nurses and social workers.
Edmonds says Thrive gives pregnant women with holistic, life-affirming care to build long-term stability.
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DCFS is expected to launch the Thrive: The Baby and Parent Network website soon.
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Louisiana’s two Democratic congressmen send a letter to President Trump urging him to reconsider cuts to the AmeriCorps program. Trump and Elon Musk’s DOGE have reduced staff by 85-percent and eliminated more than one-thousand grants nationwide. Baton Rouge Congressman Cleo Fields says those grants go towards essential services.
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Fields says there is no strategic logic behind these cuts.
New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter says AmeriCorps provides essential services, not just for those being served, but also for the volunteers themselves.
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Fields and Carter sent their letter after hearing concerns from Louisiana’s Republican Lieutenant Governor, Billy Nungesser.
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The Louisiana House has approved legislation giving the Insurance Commissioner the authority to reject rate increases deemed excessive. This proposal, backed by Governor Jeff Landry, was added to another insurance related bill and it passed on a 68-34 vote. Opponents to the measure say the Insurance Commissioner already has this authority, Slidell Republican Brian Glorioso disagrees…
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The 31 Democrats in the House voted for the bill. But about half of the Republican lawmakers in the lower chamber voted against it, including Baton Rouge Representative Paula Davis, who previously worked for the Insurance Department…
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Several Republican legislators are skeptical this legislation will lower insurance rates. Mandeville Representative Jay Galle says the legislation does not make it clear when the Insurance Commissioner can use their authority to block excessive rate increases…
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Glorioso says a process will be in place to make sure any rate increase rejected would be done in an arbitrary manner.
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Future LSU Tiger and former Alexandria Senior High star running back J-T Lindsey is this year’s Warrick Dunn Award winner. The LHSAA Network gives out the prestigious award to the best high school football player in the state. Lindsey gives credit to his mother for pushing him to be the best player he can be….
Lindsey led the ASH Trojans to an undefeated regular season and a trip to the state championship game. He says he’ll never forget his senior season…
Lindsey rushed for just under 25-hundred yards and 33 touchdowns. He rushed for 252 yards and two touchdowns in a memorable semifinal victory over John Curtis. ASH head coach Thomas Bachman says Lindsey was a pleasure to coach…
(Sound courtesy of the LHSAA Network.)