Bullish for BRHS: Today is the final day the Baton Rouge High School Foundation is accepting reservations for its “Bulldogs Unleashed” celebration on Aug. 24. The group is placing 25 art-designed, life-size bulldogs around town and will auction them at Boudreaux’s at the event, which also includes a tour of the renovated high school. To learn more, click here or visit the group on Facebook here.
Well-woman Medicare: Starting today, 592,117 Louisiana women with private insurance will become eligible to receive a range of preventive services, including breast and cervical cancer screenings, without a co-pay or deductible under the Affordable Care Act. Other services include: well-woman visits, gestational diabetes screening, breastfeeding support and supplies, interpersonal violence screening and counseling, and HPV DNA testing. Already, almost 290,000 Louisiana women on Medicare already receive free preventive services. To learn more, click here.
Wild classes: The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has received a $150,000 matching grant for environmental education from the Environmental Protection Agency. The LDWF will use part of the grant to fund Sustainably Yours, a multifaceted environmental education program tailored for teachers, K-12 students, the public and outreach professionals. The LDWF will also use the grant to provide new subgrants through the School Sustainability Grants program to bolster sustainability initiatives on K-12 school campuses. To learn more about EPA grants, click here.
Poll question: If Gov. Bobby Jindal were running for re-election in 2012, would you vote for him?
