State Republican leaders are weighing in on the President’s controversial tweet where he said four congresswomen of color should “go back to where they came from”. Many in the Democratic Party call it a racist tweet, but Louisiana Republican Congressman Ralph Abraham disagrees.
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But Southern University Political Science Department Chairman Albert Samuels says the statement is racist because it taps into a history of telling non-white citizens they are not patriotic if they speak out. Samuels sees that Republican leaders’ support of the “racist” remark is a political strategy that taps into white racial resentment over the nation’s changing demographics.
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Baton Rouge teacher Dr. Tia Mills takes over as head of the Louisiana Association of Educators, after the retirement of former President Debbie Meaux. This comes after teachers won a 1,000 dollar pay raise, their first in over a decade. Mills says they will continue to push for a better salary in next year’s session.
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Before the raise, the average Louisiana teacher salary was 22-hundred dollars below the southern regional average.

Triple-A says laminated glass found in many new cars is nearly unbreakable, which is not good for passengers trapped following an accident. Triple-A spokesperson Don Redman says 1 in 3 new vehicles have laminated glass windows that will not shatter, but most have at least one tempered glass window. It’s important to remember which window will break and have an accessible escape tool…
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