The Louisiana Policy Institute for Children (LPIC) says more than half of parents in Louisiana had to adjust their work or school schedule to provide child care in 2021. They’ve also found that families with an income below $20,000 were twice as likely to quit their job to care for their children.
Candace Weber, director of partnerships at LPIC, tells us more about the economic impacts of child care in Louisiana and how we can better support working parents.
During World War II, roughly 25,000 Cajuns served their country, but many brought a special skill to the force: their ability to speak French. The so-called “Frenchies” translated documents, deciphered messages, and spoke directly to French-speaking Europeans. Now, they are being formally recognized for their contributions, including at a recent event at the National WWII Museum in New Orleans.
For more on that event and the stories of these servicemen, we spoke with author and historian Jason Theriot, who published the three-volume book “To Honor Our Veterans: An Oral History of World War II Veterans From the Bayou Country.”
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