The Louisiana Federation of Teachers endorses Amendment 2, which among other things would transform a stipend for teachers into a permanent pay raise. Sean Richardson has more.
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LSU baseball is mourning the loss of a beloved member of the family. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The Louisiana Federation of Teachers has officially endorsed Amendment 2, a measure on the March 29 ballot that seeks to make a one-time stipend a permanent salary increase for teachers and support staff. LFT President Larry Carter says it’s not a pay raise.
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Two years ago, teachers received a two-thousand dollar pay raise, but it’s considered a stipend and not permanent. Legislators did not want to make it permanent because of future funding concerns. Carter says the passage of Amendment Two would protect that funding against future budget deficits…
There has been a lawsuit filed by a pastor and two teachers that the ballot language is misleading, but Carter says LFT backs Amendment 2.
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Early voting starts tomorrow.
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The wife of legendary LSU baseball coach and athletic director Skip Bertman has passed away. Sandy Bertman died last night in Baton Rouge at the age of 87. Tiger Rag Magazine Editor Glenn Guilbeau says Sandy was the rock of the family.
The Bertmans were married for 63 years, and Guilbeau says it was basically love at first sight for the two of them.
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Guilbeau says Sandy took after her husband in many ways.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Louisiana is bracing for severe weather this weekend. South Louisiana will be at a risk for severe storms – level four out of five in southeast Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, and a three out of five for areas including Alexandria and Lafayette. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says when those levels get to that point, take them seriously.
Keim says all forms of severe weather are possible for Saturday.
But Keim says if you can make it through Saturday, it will be heavenly on Sunday, the day before St. Patrick’s Day.
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The LSU women’s basketball team will find out its spot in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday night when the bracket is released. ESPN women’s college basketball bracketologist Charlie Crème (“cream”) says there are questions about LSU heading into the tourney and the biggest question is health….
Flau’Jae Johnson missed the SEC Tournament with a shin injury and Aneesah Morrow re-aggravated a foot injury during the SEC Tournament. Crème says the other main question about LSU is the supporting role players.
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Crème has LSU has a three-seed, which means LSU will host the first two rounds in Baton Rouge. They were a three-seed when they won the national championship two years ago. Crème says LSU’s top three players are as good as anyone’s in the country…
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The women’s bracket will be released at 7 p.m. on Sunday. The men’s bracket will be released one hour earlier. ESPN projects McNeese as a 12-seed in the Indianapolis Regional, playing Ole Miss.