A record seven local governments in Louisiana are under control of a fiscal administrator appointed by the state, because of budget woes. Legislative Auditor Daryl Purpera says the administrators have broad authority to address the fiscal crisis by laying off employees or raising rates….
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This week the Fiscal Review Committee appointed administrators to handle the finances of Bogalusa and Sterlington.

Increasing teacher pay will be a big initiative in the upcoming legislative session, Abbeville Senator Bob Hensgens has also pre-filed a bill that would give teachers a 250-dollar tax deduction for school supplies they purchase for the classroom. Hensgens says there’s been some movement to address the substantial costs of supplies, but not enough…
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Chancellor of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System Monty Sullivan responds to Higher Ed Commissioner Kim Hunter Reed’s comments on the cost of attending a community college. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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