A proposed Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge could be named after President Trump. The House Transportation Committee approved legislation by Monroe Representative Michael Echols to name the new bridge the President Donald J. Trump Expressway. The vote was 12-2. Echols says naming the bridge after the President could result in securing the needed three-billion dollars in federal funding for construction.
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Shreveport Democrat Joy Walters voted against the bill, suggesting that it’s an idea that should come from Louisiana’s Congressional delegation. She also asked Echols if he was trying to score political points for his Congressional campaign…
Governor Landry used his State of the State address to push for the passage of Constitutional Amendment 3 on the May 16th ballot. Landry says the amendment would pay down debt within the Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana which would free up money for teacher pay raises…
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As debate over funding for the LA GATOR scholarship program gets underway in the legislature, one poll indicates that the program is popular among Louisiana voters. Erin Bendily, the senior vice president of the Pelican Institute, says its first quarter Pelican Pulse Poll shows that 61-percent support the program. She says the biggest benefit is that it puts parents squarely in control of their children’s education.