Senate Judiciary C narrowly advances house-backed legislation that would decriminalize possession of up to 14 grams of marijuana. Shreveport Representative Cedric Glover says cops have better things to do than to spend time processing minor possession cases…
The bill heads to the Senate floor for final passage.
The House passes legislation mandating schools spend more time teaching about World War Two and the Holocaust but the legislation saw opposition from Black lawmakers who were frustrated after the chamber rejected an amendment that would have required more instruction on famous Black Americans as well. Baton Rouge Representative Ted James proposed the amendment…
James’s amendment failed on a 45-51 vote.
Teachers’ unions are not happy about the Legislature’s decision to only back an 800 dollar teacher pay raise as opposed to the 1000 dollar teacher pay raise that was being considered. Louisiana Federation of Teachers Legislative Director Cynthia Posey says even with recent pay raises we’re not keeping track with the ever-rising southern regional average for teacher pay…
Louisiana schoolteachers are, on average, paid $4-thousand below the southern average.
House Ways and Means green lights a three-year extension of the state’s 180 million dollar film tax credit, pushing the program out to 2028. Supporters say the industry supports ten thousand jobs in the state but Eunice Representative Phillip Devillier is not a fan…