Congress will vote today on certifying the results of the November Presidential Election and most of Louisiana’s Republican Congressional delegation will vote against it. Congressman Clay Higgins says he has a constitutional duty to vote against certification because many states changed their election procedures without legislative approval, resulting in illegitimate results.
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Democrat and Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell has strong words for those who refuse to accept President-elect Biden’s victory…
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Senator Bill Cassidy is the only Republican in Louisiana’s Congressional delegation who has said he will vote for certification. Cassidy says there might have been isolated incidents of fraud, it’s not enough to change the election results.

The Louisiana Department of Education is launching what they call the Fast Forward Initiative, which Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says will personalize high school for juniors and seniors to help prepare them for their next step beyond high school graduation. Brumley says the goal is to increase the number of high school grads with an associate’s degree…
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Data from 2019 shows only 159 out of 42-thousand graduates earned both a diploma and an associate’s degree upon graduation from high school.

State lawmakers have agreed once again to allow expanded mail-in opportunities for voters for elections that will be held in February, March and April. Senate Governmental Affairs Chairperson Sharon Hewitt says only a small percentage of absentee voters used COVID as an excuse on why they couldn’t vote in person last year…
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