Signatures gathered to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell were delivered to the governor this morning, but it is still unknown if they’re enough certified signatures to trigger a recall. The governor’s office says they plan to issue a statement as soon as possible on the matter. It’s protocol to have them sent to the governor even if they’re not enough signatures.
Members of the House Transportation Committee let the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles know about complaints they are hearing from their constituents. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Louisiana lawmakers would receive a $43,000 pay raise if Gretna Representative Joseph Marino’s bill passes. The current salary for legislators has been $16,800 since 1980. Marino says when you compare salaries from 40 years ago, it would average more than $60 thousand today for the part-time position.
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If passed the pay raise would go into effect next year.
Match Day figures reveal that 80-percent of the graduating LSU Health New Orleans medical students staying in-state and will enter an LSU Health residency program. Interim Dean of LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine, Richard DiCarlo, says the ones who will do their residency out of state, they are going to prestigious places…