The Governor signs into law a bill requiring all high school kids to take and pass a financial literacy course. More from Kevin Gallagher…:
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In Gonzales, a Donaldsonville man was fatally shot while police say he broke a window of his ex-girlfriend’s apartment Saturday. 35-year-old Joshua Jones was shot multiple times as he tried to enter the apartment and later died from his injuries.
Louisiana Department of Health officials provided lawmakers with information on what a 100-million dollar cut in funding will mean for the agency. L-D-H Secretary Stephen Russo told the Senate Health and Welfare Committee when he left the capitol on the final day of the session, he believed the agency was in good financial shape.
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He says the cut goes deeper than 100 million because of matching federal funds.
Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser is in Australia promoting travel to the Bayou State. In 2019 more than 38,000 Australians generated over $62 million in state taxes. Nungesser says this opens a door to promote the state internationally.