The Ka’Mauri Harrison Act is close to final passage after clearing the Senate Education Committee. Ka’Mauri’s father, Nyron Harrison, appeared before the panel and told lawmakers about how the Jefferson Parish School Board threatened to expel his son for moving a BB gun in his bedroom during an online class. Another parent, Tim Brown, also testified and discussed how his son suffered a similar fate.
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Brown says his sixth-grade son showed a BB gun to his friends during a virtual lesson and ended up receiving a three-day suspension. An attorney for the Jefferson Parish Public School System argued that neither child’s long-term academic future will be impacted, a comment that set River Ridge Senator Kirk Talbot off…
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The House approved bill allows parents to appeal suspensions to the school board.

At the start of this week, there were 65-hundred Hurricane Laura and Delta evacuees at either the state’s mega-shelter in Alexandria or staying at hotels in south Louisiana. Emergency Preparedness Director with D-C-F-S Ricky Montet says many of those evacuees are returning home this week because their home is livable and has power and running water. He says for those whose homes are not safe…
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Constitutional Amendment Two on the November third ballot would allow for a well’s oil and gas production when valuing it for property tax assessment. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott says the proposed change will not necessarily increase or decrease taxes on the oil and gas industry…
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For more information on the constitutional amendments go to the Public Affairs Research Council’s website.