The Louisiana House has approved a proposed budget for next fiscal year that does not contain Governor John Bel Edwards’ proposed two-thousand dollar annual teacher pay raise. Appropriations Chairman Jerome Zeringue says teachers can still receive a raise from their local school systems, because there’s money in the budget to pay down teacher retirement debt. But its a plan Shreveport Representative Tammy Phelps doesn’t like…
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The state Senate will begin discussions on its budget plan next week.

It’s another big weekend for festivals. You have Jazz Fest in New Orleans, the Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival, the Morehouse May Madness Street Festival in Bastrop and Alexandria has its biggest down event, Alex River Fete. Special Events Coordinator Angella Guillote…
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The weekend lineup can be found at alex-river-fete-dot-com.

The coronation of King Charles III is tomorrow and Anglophiles will have to get up early to watch it live. Brooke Thorington has more.
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