With the 2024 regular legislative session in the books, Colleen Crain has a review from the Council for a Better Louisiana…
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In the final hours of the legislative session, lawmakers approved a bill that would prohibit out of state journalists from requesting public records from the governor’s office. Supporters of the legislation say out of state new agencies can use Louisiana journalists to access the records they are seeking for them.

Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell’s bill that would ban cell phones from classrooms heads to Governor Jeff Landry’s desk to be signed. Mizell says individual school districts will determine how the phones will be stored and she says it should lead to a better learning environment…
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If signed the bill would go into effect in the 2024-2025 school year.

Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says the state will not renew a contract for a Louisiana float to appear in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Nungesser says they didn’t see a boost in tourism inquiries last year.
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Nungesser says the state will continue participating in the New Year’s Day Rose Parade in Pasadena, California, as that investment yields a 28-million dollar return in tourism business.