Governor Landry is pushing for the passage of Constitutional Amendment 3 on the May 16th ballot. The measure would pay down teacher retirement debt, to make permanent a 22-hundred dollar pay raise that teachers already receives but as a stipend. Landry says passage of the Amendment would show our public-school teachers that the public has their back…
Landry also wants to see more funding for the state’s voucher program known as L-A Gator. It currently serves 56-hundred children, mostly from low-income families who use the dollars to pay for private school tuition. The Pelican Institute just conducted a poll and found 61-percent support expanding the program. Vice President of the Pelican Institute Erin Bendiily…
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As if last Thursday’s magnitude 4.9 earthquake in Red River Parish wasn’t enough, that was followed by several other earthquakes in the following days, including four within a ten-minute span early Monday morning near Coushatta, ranging in magnitude from 3.1 to 4.4. Dr. Justin Rubenstein with the U.S. Geological Survey says these additional earthquakes following an initial earthquake, sometimes referred to as aftershocks, are very common.
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Dr. Rubenstein says while there may be additional aftershocks, the chances of another earthquake of 4.9 or higher in the near term is fairly low.
A check on gas prices finds that they are up another seven cents today. According to Triple-A, the statewide average for a gallon of regular gasoline is $3.11, up 61 cents from a month ago and 40-cents from a week ago.