Governor Edwards has pledged a teacher pay raise of at least one-thousand dollars this year. But how it gets accomplished is unclear. Many Republicans have signaled their support, but suggest the pay raise should be funded with existing dollars. Senate Education Chairman Blade Morrish says no matter how it gets done, it needs to get done…
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Teachers unions nationwide have won a series of pay raises after striking, and Louisiana unions have indicated their members are considering a work stoppage if the legislature and governor fail to deliver. Louisiana Association of Educators President Debbie Meaux was a guest on Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster.
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Teacher pay raises are expected to dominate the 2019 legislative session that begins in April.

There’s no end in sight in the partial federal government shutdown. New Orleans Congressman Cedric Richmond blames President Trump for holding federal workers hostage until he gets funding for a wall, Richmond says was initially promised to be paid for by Mexico. He says the government shutdown is having a local impact….
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President Trump will make his case for a U-S Mexico border wall with a speech from the Oval Office tonight.

King Cake season has arrived and Rouses Markets plans to produce a half-million king cakes at their 59 bakeries. Bakery Director Michelle Knight…
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And we have a breaking story out of New Orleans. Multiple sources say New Orleans Police Chief Michael Harrison is leaving the Big Easy as he’s been hired as the police commissioner in Baltimore, Maryland. New Orleans recorded 146 murders in 2018, it’s lowest number since 1971.