Teacher unions are upset the Governor’s budget does not contain a line item guaranteeing educators will receive a pay raise for a second consecutive year. Louisiana Federation of Teachers Legislative Director Cynthia Posey says Edwards campaigned on pushing for further pay raises…
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The Edwards administration says they are proposing an increase in funding for public schools and leaving the decision to each school district to use the money for pay raises.
Alexandria Democrat Jay Luneau is introducing a bill that will help that would prevent insurance companies from charging you more for your insurance just because you have a lower credit rating…
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Governor Edwards is taking state Treasurer John Schroder to court because he’s refusing to allow his administration to use 25-million dollars in unclaimed property funds to pay for budget expenses. Schroder says unclaimed property isn’t the state’s money…
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But Edwards says the law is clear, excess revenues in the Unclaimed property fund are to benefit the public.
The northern half of the state is under a flash flood watch until Wednesday night as moisture and upper-level disturbances are expected to interact with a cold front to produce locally heavy rainfall. National Weather Service Shreveport Meteorologist Jason Hansford says several inches of rain will fall over the next few days…