New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter commends the Environmental Protection Agency for implementing a final rule aimed at reducing cancer causing air pollution released by 51 plants and refineries in Louisiana. The rule significantly reduces the amount of chloroprene, ethylene oxide and other substances. Carter says…
Cut 10 (10) “…air pollutants. “
Sabine parish authorities have identified the two men who died in a house fire at Toledo Bend early Sunday morning. 70-year-old David Keith Sebastien of Opelousas and 66-year-old David Mark Briley of Ville Platt were not able to escape the flames and lost their lives. Two other men were able to get out of the house on Brunson Drive in the Lanana Bay Area
A bill that would prohibit students’ use of cell phones in the classroom passed unanimously out of the Senate on Monday. Teiko Foxx has more…
After emotional testimony, the House passed a bill to expand the school voucher program. House Bill 745 will eventually allow all families to apply for state grants for private school tuition regardless of financial need. Alexandria Democrat Representative Ed Larvadain worries local superintendents will be faced with closing schools and potentially forcing children to schools farther from home.