According to research from the Public Affairs Research Council, the average public school teacher salary in Louisiana is $52,472, more than $12,000 below the national average. PAR President Steven Procopio says teacher salaries in Louisiana are also below the southern regional average.
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Since 2019, public school teachers have received 33-hundred dollars in salary hikes and for the upcoming school year, teachers will receive an additional two-thousand dollars.

Speaking of school, a new school year is about a month away and state health officials are encouraging parents to make sure their children are up to date on their immunizations. State Health Officer Doctor Joe Kanter is concerned immunization rates for children are falling…
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As an August 1 deadline approaches, Restore Louisiana holds an outreach event in Lake Charles today to help homeowners who suffered damage from hurricanes in 2020 and 2021 apply for federal rebuilding grant dollars. The event is at the Allen P. August Center from 3:30 to 6:30 pm. State Office of Community Development Director Pat Forbes says many hurricane victims have not completed a survey to see if they are eligible
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Homeowners may be eligible for up to $250 thousand in assistance and homes will be built to meet fortified standards. For more information go to restore-dot-la-dot-gov.