Lawmakers failed to raise enough revenue in the special session to fully fund the TOPS scholarship program. However, in the final minutes, an amendment was added that means TOPS students would get all their tuition paid in the fall semester, but they would have to pay about 60% in the spring. LSU President F King Alexander doesn’t think this is fair to students or their parents.
It’s possible the governor will do a line item veto on the amendment.
Governor John Bel Edwards believes the legislature accomplished a lot when it comes to funding important state services but came up short in certain areas. Based on the taxes raised during the two special sessions, Edwards says higher education will not face any cuts, which is good news for students.
Edwards is disappointed public education will receive cuts.
Attorney General Jeff Landry says his office is looking into the case of the Baton Rouge mother who was arrested for whipping her children with an electrical cord after they were caught robbing a neighbor’s house. Landry says he wants to make sure the investigation is handled properly.
Schaquana Spears is facing two counts of child cruelty for disciplining her children,
The LSU Board of Supervisors gives the school’s ag center the green light to begin the process of growing medical marijuana that would be dispensed to eligible Louisiana patients. LSU Ag Center Chancellor Doctor Bill Richardson says they plan to grow medical weed on private property, away from campus, inside a facility that needs to be built…
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The AgCenter plans to get a third-party investor involved to help pay for start-up costs.