Northwest Louisiana has been dealing with a series of earthquakes since a 4.9 quake rattled Red River Parish last Thursday. Doctor Justin Rubenstein says he’s not expecting another quake greater than 4.9 and the aftershocks following last Thursday’s earthquake is common. He says if the ground does start moving again, here are some things you can do to protect yourself…
Cut 14 (10) “…the shaking stops.”
Amtrak’s Mardi Gras line connecting New Orleans to Mobile, Alabama is more successful than expected. They projected about 71-thousand riders for the first year but exceeded 80 thousand in half the time. And Southern Rail Commission Chairman Knox Ross says furthermore, riders give the line rave reviews.
Cut 10 (10) “…and customer experience.”
Governor Landry wants to double the funding for the L-A Gator voucher program. Current funding is 44 million dollars and there is a waiting list for the program that serves 56-hundred children, mostly from low-income families who use the dollars to pay for private school tuition. A recent poll from the Pelican Institute found 61-percent support for expanding the program. Vice President of the Pelican Institute Erin Bendiily…
Cut 5 (11) “…government-run school.”
Landry is also pushing for the passage of Constitutional Amendment 3 on the May 16th ballot. The measure would pay down teacher retirement debt; to make permanent a 22-hundred dollar pay raise that teachers already receive but as a stipend. Landry says passage of the Amendment would show our public-school teachers that the public has their back…