LA Youth Platform

Statewide and non-partisan Louisiana youth advocacy group centered on a policy platform that promotes increased opportunity and quality of life.

[LA Youth Platform @la_platform]

Thank you to former State Medicaid Program Director Don Gregory for launching off LAYP's speaker series on healthcare in Louisiana. If you are interested in learning more about health policy in Louisiana, join LAYP by signing up at https://t.co/SswS7PhU43

[Louisiana Department of Health @LADeptHealth]

Contact tracers will call you from 877-766-2130 and won't ask you for financial information. Contact tracing will help slow the spread of COVID-19. #COVID19 #ContactTracing https://t.co/5TvMDc01uW

[Baton Rouge Police @BRPD]

Chief Murphy Paul joined ⁦@la_platform⁩ today to have the discussion about policy, policing, and protesting. #OneTeam https://t.co/plfp9nKx7x

[LA Youth Platform @la_platform]

We thank Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul for joining us for an intimate discussion around policy, policing, & protests. Criminal justice is one of our primary tenants, & we are focused on providing long-term solutions to systemic problems. This conversation was the 1st step.

[LA Youth Platform @la_platform]

Mental Health Resources:
• SAMHSA’s National Helpline – 1-800-662-HELP (4357)
• NIMH Resources https://t.co/lxk9IeuMD9
• NAMI Resources https://t.co/fUXLa28ZQS

[LA Youth Platform @la_platform]

Our mission is to amplify the voices of young people in our state in times of both triumph and struggle. With this, we stand in solidarity today with young black Louisianans who are struggling to feel safe and mourning the killing of George Floyd.

[Lizzie Shaw @lsusgprez]

LSU Student Government proudly supports House Bill 676 by @JulieEmerson which prevents Louisiana’s public colleges and universities from withholding a student’s transcript due to outstanding fees. #FreeTheTranscripts #GeauxTigers

[LA Youth Platform @la_platform]

Check it out! @TannerDMagee @SchexnayderClay @BlakeMiguezLA @BerylAmedee @tbacala2 @LarryBagleyLA @ElectSBishop @JeanPaulCoussan @raymondcrewsla @PDeVillierLA @Sdwight35 @JulieEmerson @FarnumLes @FirmentGabe @FriemanLarry @RepLanceHarris @Nola_Hilf

[LA Youth Platform @la_platform]

Very encouraging to see the LSU student government voice solidifying around this important bill. #laleg #lagov

[LSU Student Government @LSU_SG]

Tonight, we issued a resolution of support for House Bill 676, which prohibits a post-secondary education institution from withholding certain student services for financial reasons. We ask all legislators to support HB 676 and urge favorable passage.

[LA Youth Platform @la_platform]

Let's not handcuff students pursuing opportunities. Students need access to their transcripts so they can secure employment or return to school. Call your representatives and ask them to support HB676. https://t.co/CWGX7fHhi6

[LA Youth Platform @la_platform]

A big thank you to Dr. Meselhe from Tulane for joining us this morning to deliver his seminar on the Louisiana Watershed Initiative.

[The Tulane Hullabaloo @tulanehull]

HB 676 seeks to prevent schools from withholding transcripts from students who still owe debt to the school, but an amendment would exempt private universities, like Tulane, and the for-profit institutions the bill targets. #lalege #lagov
https://t.co/dihOJvinBA

[LA Youth Platform @la_platform]

LAYP got a shoutout today in the House Education Committee for its efforts on HB 676. The bill helps protect students by preventing the withholding of their transcripts by schools for financial reason. And it passed out of the committee in a 11-3 vote today🎊 #FreeTheTranscipts

[Melinda Deslatte @MelindaDeslatte]

House Education votes 11-3 for @JulieEmerson bill to ban public colleges from refusing to provide a transcript to a student because of unpaid debts. Moves next to House floor. #lalege #laed

[LA Youth Platform @la_platform]

Students borrowing to go to school will be vulnerable in the economic uncertainty caused by #COVID19. So we are supporting @JulieEmerson's bill HB 676 which would protect students by prohibiting universities from withholding transcripts for financial reasons.

#lalege #lagov

[LA Youth Platform @la_platform]

Health equity is key. The more we understand why #COVID19 threatens some communities at higher rates, the more we can deploy effective solutions. #HealthEquity

[Melinda Deslatte @MelindaDeslatte]

Gov. John Bel Edwards is creating a task force to respond to and research the coronavirus' racial disparities in Louisiana https://t.co/YKqRAPxxqr (from @AP) #lalege #lagov

[Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov]

ICYMI: Yesterday, I formally extended the Stay at Home order until April 30. It is absolutely critical that each Louisianan take this Stay at Home order seriously. Act as if your life depends on it – because it does.

Do your part. Stay home. Stop the spread. Save lives. #lagov

[Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov]

Today, I am issuing a statewide Stay at Home order that goes into effect at 5 p.m. Monday, March 23, to further fight the spread of COVID-19 in Louisiana, as the number of confirmed cases is now more than 800. #lagov #lalege

📰: https://t.co/wOccTZmd0z

[LA Youth Platform @la_platform]

We may be physically apart, but LAYP is still 100% together in planning for the 2020 louisiana legislative session. Be safe! #SocialDistancing #QuaratineLife

[Gov. John Bel Edwards @LouisianaGov]

Social distancing saves lives. Our mitigation measures will not have their intended impact unless we all do our part as Louisianans and be good neighbors. #lagov #lalege