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 state law requires the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to recommend the amount of funding that goes to public schools.
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An East Baton Rouge Parish pastor who is seen on video physical fighting the 20-year-old son of his neighbor defends says he did it because the young man threated to rape and kill his family. Those accusations have been denied. But Reverend Tony Spell says he crossed the four-lane highway in front of his church to protect his family.
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We’re getting reaction to the resignation of Randy Smith as sheriff of St. Tammany Parish. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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It’s official now. Last Thursday’s catastrophic weather event has shattered Louisiana’s all-time 24-hour rainfall record. According to data released by the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, the slow-moving remnants of Tropical Storm Arthur dumped 29.6 inches of rain in just twelve hours in some areas.