State lawmakers are back at the capitol this morning after a heated committee debate last Friday over a new Congressional district map. West Monroe Senator Jay Morris has multiple map proposals that seek to reduce the number of Black majority districts from two to one, or even zero. Morris pushed back that racism is behind his legislation that reduces the number of Black Congressional districts or the law that abolished the job of Criminal Court Clerk in Orleans Parish after Calvin Duncan was elected to the position. New Orleans Senator Gary Carter asked Morris what is behind is intentions…
Congressman Cleo Fields was a guest on WRKF’s Talk Louisiana and said if he’s put in the same district as fellow Democratic Congressman Troy Carter, he will not run against Carter…
Cut 11 (11) “…I don’t”
Early voting is over and based on who voted, it appears Democrats are energized for this May 16th primary. Of the nearly quarter-million ballots cast in the seven days of early voting, including the absentee ballots which have been returned, Democrats outnumbered Republicans by nearly 45-hundred. John Couvillon, of JMC Analytics and Polling, says three factors motivated Democrats to show up to the polls…
Cut 3 (13) “…contentious redistrict hearings”
Legislation to make it harder for a school system to move to a four-day work week has stalled on the House Floor. Pollock Representative Gabe Firment is one of several lawmakers who supports a four-day work week…
Cut 14 (12) “….keep teachers”
The legislation was put back on the calendar.