The meeting lasted more than nine hours; but at 4:30 this morning, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee passed a new congressional map that has one majority Democratic district and five majority Republican districts, with one being competitive based on voter registration numbers. Prior to the final vote, members called out committee members for already having their minds made up.
Louisiana State Police has agreed to pay the family of Ronald Greene 4.8-million dollars nearly seven years to the day after a group of white troopers fatally beat Greene, who was Black, during a traffic stop in Union Parish. As for whether this settlement will serve as a deterrent from something like this from happening again, legal analyst Franz Borghardt says you didn’t need the settlement for that.
Cut 13 (09) “…before this settlement.”
A new report from the Education Scorecard shows Louisiana ranking first in the nation for reading growth and second in math growth from 2022 to 2025. State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says the rankings are a point of pride for our state, but they are far from satisfied and will keep pushing for greater academic outcomes.
The Saints’ game in Paris will take place October 25th against the Steelers. This game will officially be a Saints home game. Jeff Duncan, who covers the Saints for The Advocate and NOLA-dot-com, says in a way, it really will be a Saints home game – the Saints have exclusive marketing rights to France.