Governor John Bel Edwards’ proposed budget includes earmarks for raises for Louisiana’s teachers and support staff, in an effort to help retain educators. Even before the pandemic, Louisiana was experiencing a teacher shortage and the demands of COVID prompted even more to leave the profession. In the last legislative session, the Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Recovery Task Force was formed, and President of the Louisiana Association of Educators, Dr. Tia Mills says the shortage is due to multiple factors.
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Mobile sports wagering is set to go live in Louisiana, outside of the nine parishes that voted it down, beginning this Friday, January 28.

Ronnie Johns, Chairman of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, is proud of the fact that Louisiana has gotten a leg up on our neighbors to the east in the competition for sports betting revenues in the region.
Cut 8 (11) “…ahead of Mississippi.”

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Tiger Rag.com reports Sharon Lewis, who filed a 50-million dollar Title IX lawsuit against LSU last year, is no longer employed by the University. Lewis alleges in her lawsuit that she was retaliated against for reporting sexual harassment allegations made against former coach Les Miles. Tiger Rag Editor Adam Hunsucker got a statement from Lewis’ attorneys over her firing…

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Liberal U-S Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is stepping down from the bench. And while the court will remain majority conservative, Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino says naming Breyer’s replacement is time-sensitive for progressives and democrats.

Cut 12 (11) “…by the Senate.”

83-year old Breyer was appointed in 1994