Governor Jeff Landry has made a formal request to the Pentagon for the federal government to pay for the deployment of one thousand Louisiana National Guard Troops to assist local law enforcement in fighting crime in New Orleans. He says not only New Orleans but the state is also seeing elevated crime rates in Shreveport and Baton Rouge. He says the Guard can supplement law enforcement presence in high-crime areas…
But New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter says crime is down and what is needed is investments in policing, prosecution and prevention.
Louisiana is receiving 13-point-five million dollars from the federal government that will go to charter schools around the state. Assistant Superintendent in the Office of School Choice, Germaine Gilson, says charter schools expand education choice by providing more schooling options for students, particularly those that reside in failing districts…
A federal government shutdown will take place at 11 PM tonight, unless Congress can approve a funding bill to keep government operations going. Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy says House Speaker Mike Johnson has offered an extension to continue negotiations…
Cut 14 (11) “….of the year”
The last federal shutdown ran 35 days from 2018 to 2019.
A series of threats against high schools in Rapides Parish have those schools on edge. Over the course of the last several days, threats have been posted onto social media against no fewer than four high schools, forcing the cancellation of one school’s entire homecoming weekend. So far, five juveniles have been arrested, but Pineville Representative Mike Johnson says current laws are way too lenient.
Cut 6 (09) “…the school properties.”
Johnson says the legislature will address this in the next session.