Governor John Bel Edwards says his top priority next year is to increase funding for public education and secure a 1,000 dollar teacher pay raise. Edwards made the statement during his monthly Ask the Governor Show.
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Edwards says the state will have the revenue available to make this extra investment into education.

The Southern Poverty Law Center says over a third of law enforcement agencies in Louisiana admit they do not have a racial profiling policy…
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Deputy Legal Director Lisa Graybill says the Bernice Police Department in Union Parish said they have no written policies on racial profiling, because they do not racially profile.

US Representative Mike Johnson, who represents northwest Louisiana , claims on his personal Facebook page that atheist ligation groups from California have attempted to get hidden video of Christian student activities at Benton High School in Bossier Parish. A federal lawsuit filed last February against Bossier Parish Schools claims their teachers shame or coerce non-Chritian students.

A survey from OfficeTeam says 56 percent of U.S. workers’ typical lunch break lasts 30 minutes or less. Connor Ferrill has the story.
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