The author of Amendment 2 is speaking out following its defeat on Saturday. Carencro Representative Julie Emerson says it was just a few details that voters were concerned about, and that’s why it was ultimately defeated.
Cut 29 (10) “…lot of opposition.”
A fiscal legislative session starts in less than two weeks and Emerson, who chairs the tax-writing committee in the House, said she expects legislation to be filed that made up parts of Amendment Two, including a proposal to double the standard deduction for seniors.
Amendment 2 would have also made a two-thousand dollar stipend that teachers currently receive permanent. With the amendment failing, teacher salaries could decline. Louisiana Federation of Teachers President Larry Carter is concerned about the uncertain funding…
Cut 5 (11) “….here in Louisiana”
Work is underway on replacing the asphalt on I-20 in Lincoln Parish. DOTD spokesperson Erin Buchanan says work stretches between the Bienville Parish line to the Highway 149 overpass near Grambling. Buchanan says there will be intermittent lane closures, so they will be implementing a queue-detection system to give motorists real-time traffic conditions…
Construction is expected to be completed in the summer of 2026.
LSU men’s basketball coach Matt McMahon wants to be in the NCAA Tournament next season and he’s signed two players out of the transfer portal, including one of the top guards in the portal, Dedan Thomas from UNLV. McMahon says Thomas averaged 15 points a game this past season…
Cut 10 (10) “…locked in on”
LSU has also signed six-foot-ten Michael Nwoko, who started at Mississippi State.