President Donald Trump has signed a federal disaster declaration that will help Ruston, Louisiana Tech, Morehouse and Union Parishes pay for damages done by tornado outbreak on April 25th. Ruston Mayor Ronny Walker says the declaration does not provide assistance for the hundreds of homes that sustained damage in the area, but he hopes that changes…
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Walker says over five-hundred structures were damaged in Ruston and about one-hundred of them were totaled.

Public school teachers will see a one-thousand dollar increase in their pay on July 1st as a result of a resolution approved by the state legislature. The raise is the first for Louisiana teachers in ten years, but it does not bring their salary up to the Southern Regional Average. Louisiana Association of Educators President Debbie Meaux believes more money will come in time…
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Lawmakers gave final legislative approval today to a bill that redirects 700-million dollars in BP oil settlement money for road improvement projects around the state. Matt Doyle has more…
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And the state legislature has given final approval to a bill that will create a new crime of harassment of a school or recreation athletic contest official. If someone is found guilty of threatening or injuring an official, he or she could receive up to 90 days in jail, along with mandatory counseling and community service work.