Big news from the Vatican today as Pope Francis has formally approved to allow Catholic priests to bless same-sex married couples. Loyola Professor of Theology Tom Ryan says it’s not necessarily a blessing of the relationship, but the people in the relationship.
Louisiana is the first state to receive approval for the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) proposal to bring high-speed, affordable, and reliable internet to residents. State Broadband Office Director Veneeth Iyengar says this will give the state first access to key resources to eliminate the digital divide…
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The state can request access to more than 42 billion dollars from the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
On his last radio show “Ask the Governor” Governor John Bel Edwards talked about his attempts to close the gender pay gap in Louisiana so women who are doing the same job as men are paid equally.
Edwards also presented legislation to raise the state’s minimum wage every year he was governor.
Grambling State has named former LSU and Nebraska assistant Mickey Joseph as its new head football coach. Joseph is from Marerro and was a wide receivers coach and special teams assistant at Grambling in 2014 and 2015. He’s also spent time as an assistant at Nicholls and Louisiana Tech, so he knows the state well and plans to bring in Louisiana’s best prep stars…