A Denham Springs representative has a plan to address the shortage of school resource officers, and it has advanced to the full house. Kellee Dickerson’s bill to allow military veterans to serve as SROs passed unanimously in the House Education Committee. Dickerson says her bill is designed to improve overall public safety, not just in schools.
A Pelican Institute for Public Policy report finds electricity costs are rising quickly, and they say, costs will keep going up unless changes are made to the regulatory framework. Melissa Landry, with the Pelican Institute, says according to data from the Public Service Commission, the average utility bill in March was about ten dollars more than last year.
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Landry says costs will only continue to rise unless state lawmakers or regulators step in and approve reforms that introduce cost discipline, expand access and provide options to help attract private capital.
Elmer Chocolate’s Heavenly Hash and Gold Brick Eggs are popular Easter treats. There are three different flavors of Heavenly Hash and two different flavors for the Gold Brick Eggs. CEO of the Ponchatoula-based candy maker, Rob Nelson, says they plan to add additional flavors next year and the public has a chance to decide by going to their social media channels…
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Toasted Marshmallow and Satsuma Orange are two of the flavors they are considering for Heavenly Hash.
The LSU baseball team begins a three-game series at Tennessee at 4:30 today. The Tigers are coming off a series victory over Kentucky and Right fielder Jake Brown credits clutch hitting…
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LSU is 4-and-5 in the SEC, while the Vols are 3-and-6.