It’s unclear if the state will continue to pay teachers at its current level. If Constitutional Amendment two had passed, it would have allowed the state to pay down high-interest pension debt. Governor Jeff Landry says that would have freed up dollars to make two-thousand-dollar stipends that teachers first received in 2022….permanent…
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Landry says improvements have been made to the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles computer system since he issued an emergency declaration because of regular computer crashes. Landry says a technical change was made Thursday night and OMV’s 50-year-old mainframe is performing much better…
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The legislative session begins next week and hundreds of bills have been pre-filed, including the Caleb Wilson Act, which is named after the Southern University student who died earlier this year in a suspected hazing incident. New Orleans Representative Delisha Boyd has filed a measure to require students who join an organization, to complete an anti-hazing course…
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Three people have been arrested in connection with Wilson’s death.
St. Tammany Parish’s no-kill animal shelter is in “mayday” mode due to extreme overcrowding, currently operating at 70-percent over capacity. Animal Shelter Director Rob Bremer says the shelter is waiving adoption fees for dogs that have been there over six months.