State lawmakers have approved Governor Jeff Landry’s plan to reallocate 168-million dollars from the public school operations budget to fund stipends for teachers and school support workers. But a state judge has temporarily blocked the plan from taking effect. One of the plaintiffs in the case, former Central School Superintendent Michael Faulk, says Landry doesn’t have the power to reallocate the money.
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A hearing in the case blocking the plan is set for Monday.
Tulane University is purchasing the former Charity Hospital building and renovating it into a national hub for bioscience discovery and medical advancements. University President Michael Fitts says they’re redeveloping a building that’s been dormant for more than 20 years.
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An East Baton Rouge pastor charged with second-degree battery explains why he went across the highway in front of his church to fight his neighbor’s 20-year-old son. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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The Metropolitan Crime Commission is hailing the resignation of Randy Smith as St. Tammany Parish sheriff. President Rafael Goyeneche (goy-uh-NETCH-ee) says Smith did the honorable thing by stepping down as part of his plea deal stemming from an altercation at a Madisonville restaurant.