Governor Jeff Landry is urging the Louisiana Senate to approve the Education Savings Account bill. The proposed E-S-A would allow families of all income levels to receive state dollars to pay for education expenses, including private school tuition. Some lawmakers are concerned about the cost. But Landry says in this TV commercial paid for by Protect Louisiana Values, it’s time for parents to have more control of their child’s education…
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School choice was one of Governor Landry’s campaign promises.

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has asked the U-S Supreme Court to get involved in the state’s Congressional map controversy. Loyola University Law Professor Dane Ciolino…
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Two different draws maps drawn by lawmakers over the last few years have been rejected by federal judges.

The Louisiana House has given final legislative passage to a measure that voids a section of a law passed in 2022 that sought to control speeding on the 18-mile I-10 Atchafalaya Basin bridge by doubling the speeding fines and using cameras to do it. But New Iberia Senator Blake Miguez says a normal speeding ticket already costs a driver 350 dollars…
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The bill received unanimous support in both the House and Senate.

Louisiana Pre-k through 12 education ranks 40th this year in the US News and World Report Best States rankings. That is up from 41st in 2023 and 46th in 2019.
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Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says Louisiana has benefited from the state’s fundamental shift in how students are taught to read, a focus on foundational math skills and an emphasis on career and college readiness.