A Baton Rouge judge is allowing Governor Landry’s plan to fund a two-thousand-dollar teacher stipend to move forward. Judge Chip Moore lifted the temporary restraining order he set after disqualifying the law firm representing the plaintiffs. Patrick Wall, an education reporter for The Advocate, says the state argued that the law firm, Baker Donelson, could not be involved in a lawsuit against Louisiana while also representing the state in a separate case on the federal level.
Cut 7 (07) “…temporary restraining order.”
Landry’s plan reduces funding for public schools by 168-million dollars. Instead, the money will be used to give teachers a two-thousand-dollar stipend and support staff a one-thousand-dollar stipend.
There are 126 days between now and the general election on November 3rd. ULM Political Science Professor Pearson Cross says the favorite to win the U-S Senate race, Republican Julia Letlow will spend this time making sure Republican voters are fully behind her…
Cut 11 (07) “…voted against her”
The NCAA’s new age-based eligibility model will put an end to red-shirting and once fully implemented prevent athletes 24 and older from competing in college athletics. But it will also give an athlete the ability to play five full seasons of college athletics. Malcolm Butler of the Lincoln Parish Journal says 2027 high school graduates will see fewer opportunities to play Division One college athletics…
Cut 15 (09) “…you anymore”
You can read more of Butler’s article at the Lincoln Parish Journal.
A plume of Saharan dust has made its way across the Atlantic and is now over Louisiana. LSU Health Climatologist Barry Keim says the dust will help produce another hot and dry day….