BESE approved a funding formula to give schools additional funding to use as they see fit for teachers along with the proposed raises for the 23-24 school year. State Superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley says how schools use the additional funding to either attract, retain, or reward teachers is historic.
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A bacterial infection commonly known as shigella is becoming harder to treat according to Chief of LSU Health Shreveport Professor of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases, Dr. John Vanchiere. He says the majority of cases are among international travelers, homeless people, individuals with weakened immune systems, and gay men.
Shigella causes prolonged diarrhea and stomach pain and most people infected will recover in 7 to 10 days.
Will LABI President Stephen Waguespack join in the race to be Louisiana’s next Governor? Kevin Gallagher reports…:
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The Department of Children and Family Services informed lawmakers Wednesday that they’ve hired 326 full-time workers since July, which increased the staff to 35 hundred. The agency has been under fire and their former sectary resigned last year after a number of high-profile child death cases. The Child Welfare Division has 55 vacancies left to fill.