US Senator John Kennedy is glad Majority Leader Mitch McConnell agreed to delay the Senate’s August recess by two weeks. Halen Doughty has more…
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Today candidates qualified for the open state treasurer seat. Michelle Southern reports on the major race in the October 14 election…
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Senate leaders have delayed the August Congressional recess, and US Senator John Kennedy is thrilled lawmakers will work the first two weeks of next month. He says the Senate hasn’t accomplished as much as he would like, and he would feel guilty about taking an entire month off work.
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Kennedy and others requested that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell cancel the four week recess all together, but the former-State Treasurer says he’ll settle for meeting halfway. He says federal leaders still have to implement tax reform, address the national deficit, approve plans for infrastructure, and of course, create a new federal healthcare system. Kennedy says he’s eager to repeal and replace Obamacare.
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The Senate has been gridlocked on plans to alter the federal healthcare system. Kennedy says that’s because Democrats have a plan of their own – a single payer system. He says the far left wants the government to regulate healthcare, doctors, and hospitals like utilities. But he doesn’t think that’s what the American people want.
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The state Department of Education announces 33% of students scored mastery on LEAP tests in 2017, which is the same as last year. Superintendent John White says this is still an improvement of four percent since 2015 in ELA, math and science combined, so it’s good news that those gains have remained steady this year…:
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English results have risen five percentage points in the past two years, while math and science saw a 2 point jump. White added these results keep showing that more must be done to close gaps between advantaged students and historically disadvantaged students, because it’s not shrinking…:
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45 percent of white students achieved mastery this year compared to 19 percent for black students, a gap of 26 percentage points. White says now the question is what do we do with these results?…:
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State Officials are extremely serious about crimes when it comes to enforcing wildlife laws, and now a man is going to spend 45 days in federal prison and pay a $2500 fine for killing a whooping crane in 2014. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesman Adam Einck says the accused is 21-year-old Lane Thibodeaux of Vermilion Parish…:
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Einck says LDWF agents were able to catch Thibodeaux after putting up a 10-thousand dollar reward for information leading to an arrest. He says multiple informants came forward which is exactly why big rewards like this are offered…:
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Einck says Thibodeaux also faces charges amid allegations he threatened people who reported him. He says one of the arguments Thibodeaux made in court was that he didn’t know he was shooting at the protected whooping crane, but that didn’t fly…:
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The race is on for the open state treasurer seat, as candidates qualified today for the position vacated by US Senator John Kennedy. The field is full of capable candidates, like Republican Colombia Senator Neil Riser. He says his 20 years of banking experience makes him uniquely qualified. He notes he also chaired the Senate Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs and sat on the Bond Commission.
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Former Republican Covington Representative John Schroder says he’s in the race because he wants to fight for the people of Louisiana. He says he’s got a history of doing just that for a decade in the state legislature and in the military. He believes he can address the state’s spending problem.
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Former Republican Commissioner of Administration Angele Davis is also in the running. She says the financial problems facing the state need someone with qualifications and experience. After working under two different administrations, she says she has the know how to address Louisiana’s fiscal woes.
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The lone major Democrat, New Orleans attorney Derrick Edwards, notes he is the only candidate in the race with both a bachelor’s and a master’s in accounting. He says he’s running on a platform of transparency and accountability.
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Election Day is October 14.
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