The Revenue Estimating Conference is out with its projections for Louisiana’s budget deficits. Michelle Southern has the story…
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Higher education is already facing a 27-million dollar cut in state funding this fiscal year and that number is expected to grow. LSU President F King Alexander anticipates a lower enrollment next school year….
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Bills that lawmakers are expected to talk about during the regular session include one that would allow a religious organization or clergy member to refuse participation in a same sex marriage. Author of the Pastor Protection Act, Bossier City Representative Mike Johnson, says the bill simply protects an individual’s religious belief.
The bill is expected to receive opposition from lesbian and gay rights groups.
Another is a bill filed by New Orleans Senator Wesley Bishop that would establish the Louisiana Expectant and Parenting Students Act. Bishop says the number one cause of females dropping out of high school is pregnancy. He says the ultimate goal is to help keep students in school while pregnant and following birth…: