The Ka’Mauri Harrison Act, which addresses the discipline of students during online instruction and giving parents an appeals process, is close to final legislative passage after receiving approval from the Senate Education Committee. The measure is in response to the six-day suspension Ka’Mauri received for moving a BB gun during a virtual class. An attorney for the Jefferson Parish School Board explained why the discipline was handed out, but Senate Education Chairman Cleo Fields took issue…
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The House approved measure heads to the Senate floor.

Constitutional Amendment Two on the November third ballot has to do with oil and gas well assessment. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott says the amendment has the support of assessors and the oil and gas industry…
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Democratic state lawmakers say the ongoing special session is a waste of taxpayer money and they are calling for the session to wrap up soon. Matt Doyle has the story…
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A former judge in St. John the Baptist Parish has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for fondling four girls who were between the ages of 14 and 17-years-old at the time. Jeff Perilloux was convicted last month on three counts of felony indecent behavior with juveniles and one count of misdemeanor for sexual battery.