Governor Jeff Landry and several of other Republican governors spoke at a diesel refinery in Chalmette to hammer the Biden administration’s energy policy and called on the president “to pursue an all-of-the-above energy approach” that will promote homegrown energy that benefits all Americans. Governor Landry says the Biden administration’s enhanced energy regulations have cost taxpayers almost $1.4 trillion since he took office.
Cut 5 (10) “…domestic energy.”
President Joe Biden announced plans to for restrictions that would affect migrants at the southern border. Under the plan, once border encounters reach 25-hundred a day, anyone without a reason to fear return to their country will be removed from the U-S. Asylum seekers will also be held to a higher screening standard than previously used but Congressmen Bill Cassidy isn’t sure it’s enough.
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Besides the Gator Scholarship Program, several education bills were passed in the session. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says interventions to improve literacy in Louisiana have led to improved reading scores and now there will also be a focus on math.
Cut 7 (12) “…numbers up.”
The Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo in Monroe celebrates its 100th year birthday this June. City of Monroe spokesperson Emily Stogner…