Early voting for the U.S. Senate primary runoff elections is underway. The winner of the Republican and Democratic primaries will advance to the November general election. ULM political science professor Pearson Cross says while there was great anticipation leading up to the May 16th primaries, but there seems to be a sense of apathy leading up to the runoffs.
Remember, registered Republicans vote in the Republican primary and registered Democrats vote in the Democratic primary and Secretary of State spokesperson Trey Williams says if you are a registered no party voter you can’t switch back and forth…
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Early voting runs through June 20th.
Local school superintendents are not pleased with the governor’s plan to take 168-million dollars in public school funding and use that money instead to keep paying a two-thousand-dollar stipend for teachers. Rapides Parish Schools Superintendent Jeff Powell, who’s also the president of the Louisiana Association of Superintendents, says the loss of funding will hurt and school leaders are talking to their local lawmakers.
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Landry believes his plan is doable and will not result in deep cuts to school operations. A two-thirds vote by the legislature is needed for the plan to pass and mail-in ballots must be turned in by June 23rd.
A documentary on legendary Heisman trophy-winning LSU running back Billy Cannon is set to release the week of this year’s LSU-Ole Miss game. His daughter, Bunnie Cannon, made the project happen. She says she wants to give fans a glimpse at who he truly was.
The documentary will be aired by Louisiana Public Broadcasting.