Governor Landry used his State of the State address to push for the passage of Constitutional Amendment 3 on the May 16th ballot. Landry says the amendment would pay down debt within the Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana which would free up money for teacher pay raises…
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The legislature is taking up Governor Landry’s request to double the current 44 million dollars in funding for the LA Gator Scholarship program. Vice president of the Pelican Institute, Erin Bendily says it’s a popular program. Their first quarter Pelican Pulse Poll shows that 61-percent support the program.
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Amtrak’s new service between New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, has been far more successful than everyone had expected. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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Last Thursday’s magnitude 4.9 earthquake in Red River Parish was followed by several other quakes in the following days, ranging in magnitude from 3.1 to 4.4. Dr. Justin Rubenstein with the U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 4.9 is at the upper edge of the light earthquake category with minimal damage. He says there may be additional aftershocks, but chances of another earthquake of that same magnitude…