Efforts to decriminalize prostitution in Louisiana are halted by the bill’s author after a lengthy debate in House Criminal Justice. Brooke Thorington has more
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A House committee voted against a bill to prohibit transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports. A similar bill will be debated on the Senate floor this afternoon. Governor Edwards will also provide a COVID-19 update at 3:30.

The state’s proposed 36-billion dollar budget for the next fiscal year contains an 800-dollar pay raise for K-through-12 teachers and a 400-dollar pay raise for school support workers. The governor’s initial spending plan only called for a 400-dollar teacher pay raise. Louisiana Federation of Teachers Legislative Director Cynthia Posey is glad to see lawmakers are proposing more than what the governor recommended…
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The budget bill will be up for debate on the House floor tomorrow.

A measure that would allow student-athletes in college to profit from their name, image, and likeness is waiting for a hearing in front of the Senate Finance Committee. New LSU women’s basketball coach Kim Mulkey told the Louisiana House she supports this legislation as it will make the lives of all student-athletes better…
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The bill has already received approval from the Senate Education Committee.