Governor Edwards is expecting to call for a special session after a federal judge rejected the Congressional Redistricting Map the legislature passed before the regular session. Research Director with the Public Affairs Research Council Melinda Deslatte (Duh-Lot) says the judge issued a June 20th deadline for the new map that must have two majority-minority districts.
State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says the 2022 legislative session that ended yesterday was a good one for education. He says lawmakers approved legislation to address the teacher shortage by allowing any resident who has a Master’s Degree in a particular content to teach at a local school in that area of expertise…
Cut 4 (08) “…other professions.”
Teachers also received a 15-hundred dollar pay raise.
Dr. Catherine O’Neal, chief medical officer at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, is the new chief medical adviser for the Southeastern Conference. She will be working to develop conference-wide standards of health. O’Neal says she hopes her efforts will have value beyond the field of play.
Cut 11 (12) “…the college athlete.”
LSU’s baseball season ended Monday with an 8-7 loss to Southern Miss in the final of the Hattiesburg Regional. After two nail-biting rallies in a row, Friday and Saturday the Tigers failed to advance in the regional. Here’s Tigers coach Jay Johnson…