The House Appropriations Committee has approved an operating budget of 47 billion dollars for next fiscal year. Even though it’s a standstill budget, there are areas that will see an increase in state funding. House Appropriations Chairman Jack McFarland says they are pouring more dollars into the public-school funding formula…
House legislative leadership is also going along with Governor Landry’s request to double the funding for the Louisiana Gator Scholarship program. Doubling the funding of the school voucher program from 44 million dollars to nearly 88-million dollars. McFarland says the public wants expanded school choice…
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Senate President Cameron Henry does not support increasing the funding for LA Gator. He’s concerned the voucher program that would help families pay for private school tuition and other educational expenses will become too costly.
A poll on the 5th District Congressional Republican Primary shows it’s a two-person race. Andre Champagne has the story…
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The Louisiana Attorney General’s Office has announced the arrest of Pollock Police Chief Chris Paul. Paul is accused of having officers patrol, issue citations, and make arrests on and around the grounds of the Federal Correctional Complex, which is outside the city limits of Pollock. This activity allegedly occurred from 2022 to last September.