The Louisiana Treasury announced more than 80 thousand names of unclaimed property owners in every parish will be published beginning today through Friday. Teiko Foxx has more…
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Louisiana is one of 20 states to receive $10 million to better prepare high school students with disabilities for careers or even the transition to college. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Beginning today, nearly 81 thousand new names of unclaimed property owners have been published in local newspapers. State Treasurer John Schroder says they are committed to reconnecting residents with money received by the Louisiana Treasury.
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Unclaimed Property consists of abandoned financial assets like checking and savings accounts, unpaid wages, life insurance payouts, proceeds from safety deposit boxes, and more.
Due to changes in addresses or other reasons, people may not always be aware of money owed to them when businesses attempt to return the property to the owners. Schroder says they’ve been able to identify tens of thousands of recipients who are owed money, but it could also include relatives.
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To find the list of Unclaimed Property owners, Schroder encourages residents in every parish to check the Legal Notices section in their local newspaper. He says this is a crucial step in reuniting residents with unclaimed funds.
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Residents can also visit LA Wallet or visit LACashClaim.org to check names for unclaimed property.
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The Louisiana Department of Education is one of 20 states to be awarded $10 million to improve career opportunities for students with disabilities. Superintendent of Education, Dr. Cade Brumley says it’s part of the US Department of Education’s Pathway to Partnerships to help prepare these students for life after high school.
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Brumley says the funding will enable them to focus on life after high school for students with disabilities. For example, how to transition to a career in transportation or prepare for college.
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Brumley says the program parallels their overall approach of being more deliberate with all students about the handoff after high school and what’s next in a student’s life.
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The funds for the state’s special education transition program will be distributed over a five-year cycle.
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With two full days of early voting for the October 14th gubernatorial primary election in the books, voters appear to be less motivated. JMC Analytics Pollster John Couvillon says 118-thousand people casted a ballot on Saturday and Monday, down from 122-thousand for the same time period in 2019 and more Republicans than Democrats…
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The state has 2.9 million registered voters and registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by 146-thousand. But Couvillon says through two days of early voting more registered Republicans are showing up to the polls than Democrats
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The Secretary of State’s office says voter turnout for a gubernatorial primary is usually in the mid-40s, but Couvillon says based on the first two days of early voting, the turnout could be lower than that…
Cut 11 (13) “…mid thirties.”