US News and World Report Best States has Louisiana at 40th in Pre-k through 12th Education. That is the highest the state has ever ranked. Sean Richardson has the story.

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Central and south Louisiana are seeing heavy rounds of rainfall today. LRN Meteorologist Bill Jacquemin reports there’s the potential for severe weather and several inches of rain…

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Louisiana Pre-k through 12 education ranked 40th this year in US News and World Report Best States rankings. That is up from 41st in 2023 and jumped up from 46th in 2019. Louisiana State Superintendent of Education, Dr. Cade Brumley said the state is moving in the right direction.

Cut 3 (10) “…rankings improve.” 

Brumley says they are excited about the continued progress but there is room for growth.

Cut 4 (03) “…needs to be done.” 

Brumley says a “Back to the Basics” model for reading and math is key for the state to continue to improve in the years to come.

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Most of the state, south of Interstate 20 is under a flash flood watch until tomorrow morning. Cameron Kowalski with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles says some areas have already received two to four inches…

Cut 6  (11) “..flooding ” 

Kowalski says the heaviest rainfall is expected tonight…

Cut 7 (12) “…those hours.”  

For southeast Louisiana, the heaviest downpours will come after 8 PM tonight.

Kowalski says there’s also the possibility for severe storms as a result of this stationary front…

Cut 8 (13)  “…thundershowers.” 

Several schools in southwest Louisiana have dismissed early for the today as a severe thunderstorm watch has been posted for southwest Louisiana until 8 PM tonight. Cameron, Lake Charles, DeRidder and Leesville are inside the the watch box area.

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Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is seeking guidance from the U-S Supreme Court over the recent decision by a three-judge panel that threw out the Congressional map approved by lawmakers earlier this year. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says a federal judge in Baton Rouge also dismissed a map approved in 2021

Cut 9 (07) “…U.S Supreme Court.” 

All of the parties involved have a deadline of today to turn in written briefs into the U-S Supreme Court.

The Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry has said they need an answer on what congressional map will be used for the 2024 election by Wednesday. Ciolino doesn’t expect the nation’s highest court to act that quickly…

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The map approved in 2021 has one majority Black district and the map approved in 2023 has two majority Black districts. Ciolino says the state is caught in the middle between the Voting Rights Act and equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment…

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The political action committee, Protect Louisiana Values, has a television commercial running urging the Louisiana Senate to approve the Education Savings Account bill. This would allow families of all income levels to receive state dollars to pay for education expenses, including private school tuition. Governor Jeff Landry explains the situation…

Cut 12 (09) “…that’s wrong.” 

Some lawmakers are concerned about the cost of the E-S-A legislation. The Louisiana Public Affairs Research Council has put the cost at 520-million dollars a year.

Baton Rouge Senator Rick Edmonds’ version of the bill calls for a study to get a better idea on the actual cost. But Landry says in this commercial paid for by Protect Louisiana Values, it’s time for parents to have more control of their child’s education…

Cut 13 (08) “….today”

School choice was one of Governor Landry’s campaign promises.

Since a recent decision by a three-judge panel threw out the Congressional map approved by lawmakers earlier this year. The matter is going to the supreme court and Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says a federal judge in Baton Rouge also dismissed a map approved in 2021. The map approved in 2021 has one majority Black district and the map approved in 2023 has two majority Black districts. He says the state is caught in the middle between the Voting Rights Act and equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment…

Cut 11 (08) ” … May 15th”

The Louisiana Department of Culture Recreation and Tourism with Louisiana Economic Development and Louisiana Entertainment are heading to the Cannes Film Festival in hopes of bringing more filming projects back to Louisiana and attracting more tourist to the Bayou State. A $300,000 U S Commerce Department grant to promote Louisiana as tourism destination is covering the trip that also includes stops in Milan, Italy, and Madrid, Spain.

Most of the state, south of Interstate 20 is under a flash flood watch until tomorrow morning. Cameron Kowalski with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles says there’s also the possibility for severe storms as a result of this stationary front…

Cut 8 (13)  “…Thundershowers.” 

Several schools in southwest Louisiana dismissed early today due to the severe thunderstorm. Cameron, Lake Charles, DeRidder and Leesville are inside the the watch box area.

US News and World Report Best States has Louisiana at 40th in Pre-k through 12th Education. That is the highest the state has ever ranked. up from 41st in 2023 and up from 46th in 2019. Louisiana State Superintendent of Education, Dr. Cade Brumley says they are excited about the continued progress but there is room for growth.

Cut 4 (03) “…needs to be done.” 

Brumley says a “Back to the Basics” model for reading and math is key for the state to continue to improve in the years to come.

Louisiana Pre-k through 12 education ranked 40th this year in US News and World Report Best States rankings. That is up from 41st in 2023 and jumped up from 46th in 2019. Louisiana State Superintendent of Education, Dr. Cade Brumley said the state is moving in the right direction.

Cut 3 (10) “…rankings improve.” 

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is looking to the U-S Supreme Court over the recent decision by a three-judge panel that threw out the Congressional map approved by lawmakers earlier this year. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says a federal judge in Baton Rouge also dismissed a map approved in 2021.

Cut 9 (07) “…U.S Supreme Court.” 

All of the parties involved are expected to turn their written briefs into the U-S Supreme Court today.

It’s Motorcycle Awareness Month and Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission has some advice for Louisiana drivers.

Cut 26 (09)  “…difficult to see.”

Central and south Louisiana are seeing heavy rounds of rainfall today. LRN Meteorologist Bill Jacquemin reports there’s the potential for severe weather and several inches of rain…

Cut 2 (26)  “…I’m Bill Jacquemin” 

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is seeking guidance from the U-S Supreme Court over the recent decision by a three-judge panel that threw out the Congressional map approved by lawmakers earlier this year. The Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry has said they need an answer on what congressional map will be used for the 2024 election by Wednesday. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says doesn’t expect the nation’s highest court to act that quickly…

Cut 10 (12) “…resoluation.” 

Most of the state, south of Interstate 20 is under a flash flood watch until tomorrow morning. Cameron Kowalski with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles says the heaviest rainfall is expected tonight…

Cut 7 (12) “…those hours.”  

US News and World Report Best States has Louisiana at 40th in Pre-k throught 12th Education. That is the highest the state has ever ranked. Sean Richardson has the story.

Cut 1 (31)  “…I’m Sean Richardson”

The political action committee, Protect Louisiana Values, has a television commercial running urging the Louisiana Senate to approve the Education Savings Account bill. This would allow families of all income levels to receive state dollars to pay for education expenses, including private school tuition. Some lawmakers are concerned about the cost of the E-S-A legislation. But Landry says in this commercial paid for by Protect Louisiana Values, it’s time for parents to have more control of their child’s education…

Cut 13 (08) “….today”

School choice was one of Governor Landry’s campaign promises.

The political action committee, Protech Louisiana Values, has a television commercial running urging the Louisiana Senate to approve the Education Savings Account bill. This would allow families of all income levels to receive state dollars to pay for education expenses, including private school tuition. Governor Jeff Landry explains the situation…
cut 12 (07) get parents to control”
Some lawmakers are concerned about the cost of the E-S-A legislation.

Louisiana Pre-k through 12 education ranked 40th this year in US News and World Report Best States rankings. That is up from 41st in 2023 and jumped up from 46th in 2019. Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley setting Louisiana on board with the “Back to the Basics” model for reading and math is key for the state to continue to improve in the years to come.
Cut 5 (03) “…near future.”

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is seeking guidance from the U-S Supreme Court over the recent decision by a three-judge panel that threw out the Congressional map approved by lawmakers earlier this year. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says a federal judge in Baton Rouge also dismissed a map approved in 2021…
cut 9 (07) “…U-S Supreme Court”
All of the parties involved are expected to turn their written briefs into the U-S Supreme Court today.

Much of the state south of I-20 is under flash flood watch until tomorrow morning. Cameron Kowalski with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles says the heaviest rainfall is expected tonight…
cut 7 (12) “….those hours”
For southeast Louisiana, the heaviest downpours will come after 8 PM tonight.

There is three weeks to go in the legislative session and legislation that calls for a constitutional convention still has to pass the Senate…
cut 2 (34) “…I’m Brooke Thorington”

Most of the state, south of Interstate 20 is under a flash flood watch until tomorrow morning. Cameron Kowalski with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles says some areas have already received two to four inches…
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The Louisiana House’s proposed budget reduced teacher stipends from $2,000 to $1,700 for the 2024-25 Fiscal Year. But that could change. House Appropriations Chair Jack McFarland says when the House received the budget, they were given X amount of dollars and had to make cuts accordingly. But late last week the Revenue Estimating Conference has provided additional dollars to spend
Cut 5 (12) “…at all.”
The Senate Finance Committee is going over the budget and could pass the budget so teachers will receive their two-thousand dollar stipend.

It’s Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and safety officials are reminding all drivers to obey the speed limit and drive responsibly especially around motorcycles because…
Cut 14 (05) “…hotdogging on motorcycles.”
That’s Gregory Fischer, spokesperson for the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission.

Three weeks left in the legislative session and the Louisiana Senate has yet to take up one of the session’s marquee bills. A measure that would result in a constitutional convention held in August. Senate President Cameron Henry says the House amended the bill so that there will be convention committee hearings in June and July….
Cut 7 (10) “…August 1st.”
Senate Governmental Affairs Committee has yet to schedule debate on this bill.

Meanwhile, there’s some good news for Louisiana Crawfish farmers who will now be covered under the Emergency Livestock Assistance Program which means the USDA Farm Service Agency will offer them disaster grants because of the low production they’ve endured as a result of last summer’s drought. Louisiana Crawfish Processors Board Chairman David Savoy…
Cut 11 (12) “…already.”

The Revenue Estimating Conference has recognized an additional $88 million for the next fiscal year budget which is good news for teachers. Colleen Crain explains.
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Most of the southern half of the state is under a flash flood watch until tomorrow morning. The National Weather Service says two of five inches has already fallen over parts of central Louisiana and another two to four inches could fall over the next 24 hours.

Louisiana lawmakers in the House reduced teacher stipends from $2,000 to $1,700 for the 2024-25 Fiscal Year. But that could change. House Appropriations Chair Jack McFarland says when the House received the budget, they were given X amount of dollars and had to make cuts accordingly. But he points out that they did that believing Revenue Estimating Conference would find extra monies to restore those cuts which they did.

Cut 5 (12) “…at all.” 
A bill to hold a Constitutional Convention, in August instead of May still needs approval from the Senate. Senate President Cameron Henry says there are still too many unknowns about the convention…things he says will have to be answered before the upper chamber will approve it.

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Good news for Louisiana crawfish farmers as the USDA has announces they are now covered under the Emergency Livestock Assistance Program, which allows them to apply for federal disaster grants. Last year’s historic drought and a late-season freeze reduced production by about 200 million pounds. Louisiana Crawfish Processors Board Chairman David Savoy says supply has improved in April and May, but prices are still about a dollar more this year for boiled crawfish…

Cut 12 (05) “…come back.” 

Savoy says crawfish the money will help crawfish farmers with re-seeding which will go a long way in getting them back on track.

 It’s Motorcycle Awareness Month and Greg Fischer with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission has some advice for Louisiana drivers.

Cut 13 (10)  “…difficult to see.”

A bill to hold a Constitutional Convention in August instead of May still needs approval from the Louisiana Senate. Even if that happens and the convention accomplishes its goals, Senate President Cameron Henry any changes made at the convention would still have to go before voters to take effect.

Cut 8 (11) “…square one.” 

Meanwhile, there’s some good news for Louisiana Crawfish farmers who will now be covered unde the Emergency Livestock Assistance Program which means the USDA Farm Service Agency will offer them relief from losses they suffered during last year’s drought. Chairman of the Louisiana Crawfish Processors Board David Savoy…

Cut 11 (12) “…already.”

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The Revenue Estimating Conference has recognized an additional $88 million for the next fiscal year budget which is good news for teachers. Colleen Crain explains.

Cut 1 (34) “…I’m Colleen Crain.”
May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and officials are reminding all of us to be aware. Even with advances in technology like lane and driver assist, Greg Fisher with the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission says it’s still important to slow down and look before you go.

Cut 15 (07)  “…motorcycle safety awareness month.”

The USDA has announced Louisiana crawfish farmers are now covered under the Emergency Livestock Assistance Program, allowing producers to apply for federal disaster grants. Last year’s historic drought and a late-season freeze reduced production by about 200 million pounds at 45 thousand ponds. Louisiana Crawfish Processors Board Chairman David Savoy says it will take money to get production back to normal levels….

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We’re already more than a week into Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and safety officials are reminding all drivers to obey the spee limit and drive responsibly especially around motorcycles because…

Cut 14 (05)  “…hotdogging on motorcycles.”

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Legislation to hold a Constitutional Convention in August still has to clear the Senate. Brooke Thorington has more.

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It looks like a three hundred dollar cut to teacher stipends in Louisiana could end up being restored. That’s based on figures from the Revenue Estimating Conference. House Appropriations Chair Jack McFarland…
Cut 6 (08) “…executive budget.”