At the state capitol, the Louisiana House approved a Senate-backed bill that would prohibit transgender girls from playing female sports in Louisiana. Opponents say the legislation is unnecessary and mean-spirited, but Baton Rouge Representative Rick Edmonds disagrees…
The bill heads back to the Senate for agreement on a minor amendment and then it heads to the governor’s desk.
The two largest teacher unions in the state join forces and tell lawmakers the proposed fifteen-hundred dollar pay raises aren’t enough. President of the Louisiana Federation of Teachers Larry Carter says they plan to continue to lobby lawmakers for adequate raises in an effort to retain certified teachers.
The state House passes a bill banning schools from giving COVID shots without parental approval. More from Kevin Gallagher…:
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Baton Rouge Republican Congressman Garret Graves confirms to the USA Today Network he is considering a run for governor. The 50-year-old says nearly a thousand people have encouraged him to run. But Graves says 100-percent of his focus is on his re-election campaign and his job now in Congress.