State lawmakers have had a busy year but Louisiana Revenue Secretary Richard Nelson hopes the Legislature will hold another special session next month. He wants to make some fundamental reforms to address a “fiscal cliff” that he says will cause a 600-million-dollar deficit when a temporary state sales tax expires in July of 2025.
A federal judge says the Ten Commandments should not be displayed in any public classroom until at least November 15, 2024, pending a ruling on whether the new law is unconstitutional. Loyola Law Professor Dan Ciolino.
U S District Court Judge John deGravelles set a hearing date for September 30th to give himself time to issue a ruling by mid-November.
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Political newcomer, Quentin Anderson from Baton Rouge has entered the race to run for the 6th Congressional District and says he wants to bring integrity and honor back to public service. As the son and grandson of preachers and military veterans, Anderson says he was taught the value of public service.
A former art teacher at Golden Meadow Middle School in Lafourche Parish has been sentenced to 40-years in prison for sexually abusing one of his former students. The victim initially reported the incident to school administrators in 2009, but an internal investigation yielded little action against Ralph Cheramie Junior. Prosecutor Jason Chatagnier says the victim came forward as an adult to report the abuse, which led to the conviction.