A Delegation of anti-Common Core state lawmakers are headed to Oklahoma today to hear how leaders there were able to successfully repeal the education standards. Michelle Southern has that…:
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The Louisiana Lottery is reporting an increase in the sale of scratch-off tickets which helped them add a near record amount of money to the state treasury this year. Scott Carwile reports…
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Today is the final day of qualifying for the upcoming November elections with no real surprises popping up so far. Eric Gill has more…
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A Delegation of anti-Common Core state lawmakers are headed to Oklahoma today to hear how leaders there were able to successfully repeal the education standards. Among them will be Lake Charles Rep. Brett Geymann who says they’ll be meeting with legislators who passed bills that reassert state control over standards and tests
Cut 4 (12) “in the next season”
Geymann says they feel Common Core standards are a form of federal government intrusion into something that should be a state matter. He says they want to learn more about how Oklahoma and other states are working to develop better education solutions at the state level…:
Cut 5 (12) “as far as political makeup”
Geymann says they plan to integrate their findings from Oklahoma into their ongoing leadership in efforts to craft sensible solutions for replacing Common Core. He says this federal overreach in Louisiana’s classrooms needs to stop…:
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A week from today, many LSU fans will make their way to Houston for the season opener against the Wisconsin Badgers. For those Tiger supporters who still want to go, David Fletcher, executive director of the Advocare Texas Kickoff, says there’s still a handful of tickets left
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Lottery scratch-off tickets seem to be more popular than ever. The Louisiana Lottery is reporting an increase in the sale of scratch-off tickets which helped them add a near record amount of money to the state treasury this year. Louisiana lottery spokesperson Kimberly Chopin says lottery scratch-off sales grew by 10%…
cut 10 (14) “last fiscal year”
Chopin says over 161-million dollars was transferred to the state treasury for K-12 public education. She says that figure is 1.4 million dollars more than last year…
This year’s Lottery contribution to the treasury is its highest since 1993. Looking ahead, Chopin says the Lottery is looking to capitalize on the popularity of their scratch-off tickets by giving the public what it wants…
cut 12 (09) “Louisiana brands”
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Today is the final day of qualifying for the upcoming November elections. So far, no surprises have popped up during the qualifying period. UL-Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says that’s because to run for political office today, you’ve got to lay the groundwork for your campaign early…
In the 5th Congressional District race, incumbent Vance McAllister tells LaPolitics-dot-com that he’s put 400-thousands dollars of his own money in his campaign. That makes McAllister the official cash leader in the field. Cross says between McAllister’s kissing scandal and a large field of candidates, this race will definitely be interesting…
Qualifying ends at 4:30 this afternoon. Cross says once qualifying ends, it’s going to be a sprint to November 4th. He says you’re going to see and hear a lot from these candidates rather quickly…