Governor Jeff Landry unveils his plan to make sure that teachers continue to get a two-thousand dollar stipend that they’ve received since 2023. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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We’re getting new information on a Hammond police officer who’s being held in Mississippi without bond. Denver Golmon is accused of retaliating against a federal informant who helped get his uncle arrested on cockfighting charges. Golmon was deemed to be a danger to the public and a flight risk.
The organization that advocates for small businesses in Louisiana is generally pleased with how the legislative session went. Leah Long, the state director of the National Federation of Independent Business, says one bill which passed that the organization is very pleased about creates the Bayou Growth Opportunity Workforce Program, or BayouWorks.
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Wade Rousse has been on the job as LSU’s president for seven months now. Rousse says his top priority is raising funds to build a new library. He says that LSU needs to reach a threshold of private funding for the project before the state can provide capital outlay, and they’re very close to their goal.