Following the rejection of Constitutional Amendment Two, Governor Landry issued a statement with one sentence that’s drawing the ire of voters. Landry said, in his words, positive change can be hard to implement in a state conditioned to fail. The statement quickly went viral, with many accusing him of insulting the state and its people. Political analyst Clancy Dubos…
The rejection of Amendment 2 has added uncertainty in the future of educator salaries now that a one-time stipend will not become a permanent pay raise. Larry Carter, the president of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers and School Employees, says the group is working with legislators to explore solutions, but funding is uncertain.
Cut 5 (11) “…here in Louisiana.”
Construction is underway in Lincoln Parish on a nine-mile stretch of I-20. Erin Buchanan with DOTD says since this is a heavily-traveled section, they will be implementing a queue-detection system to give drivers real-time traffic conditions.
The LSU men’s basketball team suffered through a losing season this year, but Coach Matt McMahon is trying to bring a winner to the Boot and has a much bigger NIL budget to bring in better players…
Cut 9 (13) “…impacting winning.”
LSU signed two players on Monday – UNLV point guard Dedan (DEE-dan) Thomas and Mississippi State center Michael Nwoko (nuh-WOE-koe).