The Senate Education Committee approved bills today in response to LSU’s mishandling of previous sexual misconduct cases. The legislation spells out how college campuses and law enforcement should communicate when an allegation is made and detail what employees should do when they receive a complaint. It also requires colleges to fire employees who do not properly report allegations. LSU interim president Thomas Galligan spoke in favor…
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The Senate Education Committee also approved a bill that requires five-year-olds to attend kindergarten. Executive Director of the Louisiana Partnership for Children and Families Susan East Nelson supports the bill because research shows early education has a direct impact on learning and social skills.
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Louisiana elected officials are satisfied that a jury found ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Chairman of the Legislative Black Caucus Ted James said on Talk Louisiana on WRKF he was expecting an acquittal….
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Chauvin will be sentenced in two months and the most serious charge carries up to 40 years in prison.

The House Ways and Means Committee advances a proposal that would eliminate the state’s income tax on residents and a tax on businesses known as the corporate franchise tax. Mandeville Representative Richard Nelson says to make up for an estimated four billion dollars in lost revenue, local governments can raise property and sales taxes
Cut 13 (08)“….income tax rate”