It’s Love the Boot Week and volunteers in every parish will spend time cleaning up Louisiana. Sean Richardson has more.
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Work has been halted on the state’s largest-ever coastal restoration project. Governor Jeff Landry’s administration has ordered a 90-day halt on the three-billion dollar Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, because of the cost. Coastal advocacy groups are disappointed, but the Landry administration would like to develop a smaller diversion plan in Plaquemines Parish.
The 2025 legislative session begins next week and during the two-month long session, legislators will have to approve the budget for next fiscal year. Governor Jeff Landry pushed for the passage of Constitutional Amendment Two, because he said it would put the state in a better financial position. Senate President Cameron Henry says despite the failure of Amendment Two at the ballot box, the state remains in okay financial shape. But he says some agencies will not receive the funding they are seeking…
Ruston Representative Christopher Turner would like to see more money allocated for the TOPS scholarship program. He’s filed a bill that would provide more scholarship money for students who achieve a 31 or higher on the ACT and the bill would also increase assistance for those students who want to attend a two year school…
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