Governor Edwards proposal to provide teachers with a one-thousand dollar pay raise and also provide public schools with 39-million dollars in block grant funding received approval from a key committee in the House. The Appropriations Committee okayed the proposal, despite concerns it may cause funding problems in future years. The full House is expected to debate the measure today.

Judges are the governor’s signature away from a 2.5 percent pay raise next year, with potential for additional pay raises for the next five years. Matt Doyle has more…
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House approved legislation banning handheld cellphone use while behind the wheel goes before a Senate committee as it tries to receive final approval in the final week of the regular session. Breaux Bridge Representative Mike Huval says Georgia has a similar law as his bill and it has prevented fatalities…
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Opponents say why just focus on one particular distraction when it comes to distractions in a vehicle.

The motorist club Triple-A says we have entered the 100 deadliest days. Over the past five years, 35-hundred teenagers nationwide have been killed in crashes involving teen drivers during the 100 deadliest days. AAA’s Don Redman says parents should try to limit the number of people in a vehicle when a teen is behind wheel…
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