11 states including Louisiana are suing the Obama Administration over the letter they sent to public schools saying they must allow students to use the bathroom based on their gender identity, or risk losing federal funding. Attorney General Jeff Landry says they want a judge to declare this directive unlawful…:
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He says the President does not have the legal authority to require children to share locker rooms and bathrooms with children of the opposite sex.

State lawmakers have agreed to raise the GPA requirement for upper-tier TOPS students, who also receive a stipend to help pay for their higher education costs. The legislation heading to the governor’s desk would raise the GPA requirement to 3.25 for a TOPS Performance Award and 3.5 for a TOPS Honors Award.

The lowest gas price in 11 years is putting over 38 million Americans on the road this Memorial Day weekend. Don Redman with AAA says be careful out there this weekend, it’s gonna be packed..:
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An LSU AgCenter scientist creates a nanosalt to reduce the sodium content in food. Jeff Palermo has more..:
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