Governor John Bel Edwards wrapped up the first day of the Legislative session Monday with a speech at Southern University’s Mumford Stadium outlining his hopes for the next two months. Edwards challenged lawmakers not to allow the state to return to the pre-pandemic normal, but to something better, highlighting his support for equal pay, minimum wage increases, and other reforms.
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The session will run for the next two months and there are a lot of different items on the agenda, including legislation that would bar transgender individuals from participating in girls’ or women’s sports. Political analyst Clancy Dubos says the NCAA is threatening to pull events like the Final Four, which New Orleans is set to host next year, if this bill passes…
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Louisiana has seen literacy rates among elementary and middle-grade students decline for several years in a row. Matt Doyle spoke with Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley about the state’s plan to fix this…
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