Leaders for a Better Louisiana says the state’s overall wellbeing is improving. It says the state is especially making progress in education and economic issues, but it’s regressing in health factors like poverty and food insecurity. Chief Policy Officer Barry Erwin says the biggest solution to the state’s problems is a strong education system.
A children’s advocacy group says child care providers are finding it more difficult to remain in business. Mattilyn Batson, the public policy and research director for the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, says they’re being stretched thin financially.
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Congresswoman Julia Letlow says she will not be the next president of the LSU System. Colleen Crain reports.
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President Trump sent the National Guard to fight crime in Washington, DC, and could be sending troops to Chicago. Could a city in Louisiana soon follow?