LSU students gathered at the state Capitol today to protest cuts to the university, and our Jeff Palermo was there.
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After the rally, some students went inside the capitol to talk with lawmakers. Senate finance committee Chairman Jack Donahue spoke to the students..
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Senate president John Alario denies wrongdoingn despite media reports that say federal investigators are looking into how he spent campaign contributions. Michelle Southern reports…
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The Senate Education committee approves a bill that would prohibit the suspension or expulsion of a student between Kindergarten and third grade, unless the child poses a safety threat. The author of the measure, Baton Rouge Senator Sharon Weston Broome, says when you send a child home at such a young age, they aren’t getting an opportunity to learn. The full senate will debate the bill next.