Governor Edwards accepts the resignation of embattle DCFS Secretary Marketa Garner Walters. Walters came under fire after a toddler, the department was alerted of numerous times was in suspected danger died of a fentanyl overdose and then a second toddler the department was informed of died on Halloween.
Louisiana will be providing families with vouchers to pay for their children’s tutoring to bridge the literacy crisis happening in the state. Whitney Thomas has more…
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After being elected as the youngest major of Bogalusa 23-year-old Tyrin Troung (TIE-RIN TRONG)-is garnering national headlines. The grandson of a Vietnamese immigrant was a summer intern for Missouri Congressman Lacy Clay and says he moved back home to help.
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In addition to being Mayor, he’s engaged to be married.
Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise and current House Minority Whip has made his intentions known he’d like to be House Majority Leader in January. LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says it makes sense that Scalise wants to be House Majority Leader because it’s the next step in the leadership ladder.
If the GOP will be the majority party in the House has yet to be determined.