A bill restricting the use of bathrooms in schools, prisons, and domestic violence shelters to a person’s biological sex is heading to the Senate after an emotional 79-16 vote in the House…
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There is a new chairperson of the Louisiana Democratic Party. Former state lawmaker Randal Gaines of LaPlace replaces Katie Bernhardt who was heavily criticized for the poor voter turnout of Democrats in the 2023 governor’s election.

The Louisiana House will consider a bill today to eliminate the TOPS Tech award. It’s a state-funded scholarship for graduating seniors to attend a two-year school. Franklin Representative Vinney St. Blanc says he wants to discontinue the TOPS Tech Award in four years because interest has declined since 2014…
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St. Blanc says by eliminating Tops Tech, the state can put more money towards the M-J Foster Promise Program which provides 32 hundred dollars in an academic year to adults who want to be trained for employment in a high-demand field.

Today is the deadline to file federal tax returns. C-P-A Carr Riggs in Shreveport says you can file for an extension, but it’s not an extension to pay. Riggs says for taxpayers filing an extension and unsure of the exact amount they owe, pay a little more than last year…
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