State lawmakers may have thought their work was done, but Governor Edwards has called a June 15th Special Session to redraw a rejected congressional redistricting map. A federal judge tossed out the map submitted by legislators during a redistricting session earlier this year because it had no second majority minority district. Black voters make up just under one-third of the state. Public Affairs Research council research director Melinda Deslatte says, with the deadline to resubmit less than two weeks out, what’ll happen is anyone’s guess…:
CUT 08 (11) “…at the moment.”
State Police say a man fleeing a traffic stop in Carencro led to a high speed chase, then a fatal crash. LSP says the vehicle overturned on state Highway 182; ejecting a 16-year-old passenger, who was not wearing a seat belt. He died at the scene. The driver was treated for minor injuries and charges against him are pending.
State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says the 2022 legislative session that ended yesterday was a good one for education, especially for teachers who are getting a 15-hundred dollar pay raise. Brumley says legislators also addressed the teacher shortage by approving a program called the Geaux Teach Program…:
CUT 03(12) “…their TOPS.”
Also, a new law mandates that all high school students must take geometry.
A former Baton Rouge Police Department officer turned himself in, after he was charged with dumping guns that were part of an investigation. Former officer Ben Zeringue allegedly did this before leaving the BRPD in 2020. The guns – with magazines carrying live rounds – were found by some school kids. Zeringue is charged with 3 counts each of malfeasance in office, injuring public records and theft of firearms.