Governor Edwards signed another batch of bills from the recently completed legislative session, including the legislation that requires five-year-olds to attend kindergarten. Senate Education Chairman Cleo Fields is excited Louisiana is the 13th state in the nation to adopt this requirement…
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Fields will visit elementary schools in Alexandria and Shreveport today and tomorrow to discuss the legislation with parents.

Lumber prices skyrocketed to all-time highs during the spring, jacking up the cost for a new home. But after record highs in May, there’s been a 40-percent decline since then. Louisiana Homebuilders Association President Tommy Pinion says there is real housing bubble building and he is not sure what will happen when it pops…
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Beginning in July of 2022, wrongfully convicted individuals who are exonerated will be eligible for more money, to compensate them for each year they spent behind bars. Brooke Thorington has more
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The LSU Board of Supervisors has approved a five-year contract for the system’s new president. William Tate will receive a 725-thousand dollar salary and he’ll also receive a 35-thousand dollar housing allowance and 15-thousand dollar per year vehicle allowance. His contract begins July 6th.