The Legislative Black Caucus is not supporting Republican-backed tax reform bills unless state representative Ray Garofalo is removed as House Education Chair. During a contentious committee debate about banning divisive teaching on race, Garofalo said the state should teach “the good, the bad, the ugly” of slavery. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says that outraged Black lawmakers…
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House Speaker Clay Schexnayder at the moment is keeping Garofalo as House Education Chair.

According to the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, they found that over 75-percent of likely voters in Louisiana support taxes on sports betting to fund early care and education. Senator Rick Ward’s bill would deposit proceeds into the general fund, but L-P-I-C Director Doctor Libbie Sonnier says the money should be dedicated…
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While the rest of the country is racing to file their taxes today, Louisiana is one of three states whose federal tax deadline is June 15th instead. Brooke Thorington explains.
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