As Governor Landry announced that he and the legislature will find a way to give teachers another two-thousand-dollar stipend, he says there’s no logical reason not to find the money to permanently increase teacher pay in Louisiana. Landry teacher pay has failed to keep up with inflation, while over the past forty years per-student spending has steadily increased.
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Speaking of money, a proposal that would keep the public from seeing the revenue share contracts between universities and their athletes has been approved by the Senate. Baton Rouge Senator Franklin Foil says…
Several Senators spoke out against this legislation.
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A 3.6-billion-dollar AI data center will be built in Rapides Parish. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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The Pelicans have officially introduced new head coach Jamahl Mosley. Mosley comes to New Orleans from Orlando, where he led the Magic to the playoffs in the last three seasons. Mosley says he likes what he sees in his new team.