Should college athletes be able to cash in on their name and likeness? Marrero Republican Patrick Connick thinks so. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Twenty-one individuals from around the country have applied to become Louisiana’s next education superintendent. Jeff Palermo has more…
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LSU Ag Center researchers are warning farmers that stink bug numbers will be high this year because of a series of mild winters. LSU Entomologist Doctor Sebe Brown says it takes temperatures below 20-degrees to kill off the redbanded stink bug which is from South America
Stink bugs are capable of destroying soybean fields and other crops. Brown says early season control is vital…
Brown says stink bugs are able to survive a mild Louisiana winter by living under clover and weeds…
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Should college athletes be able to cash in on their name and likeness? Marrero Republican Patrick Connick files a Senate bill that would allow compensation in Louisiana. Connick says one potential revenue stream is merchandise sales.
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The topic of financial benefits for student-athletes is a nationwide issue, with 30 other states filing legislation making the push for compensation. Connick says his measure is also vital for Louisiana schools to remain competitive.
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Opponents say compensation taints the student-athlete culture. However, Connick says times have changed.
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If passed, the proposal would go into effect January 1, 2023. Just a few years ago, the NCAA exceeded one-billion dollars in revenues, but the association does not allow college athletes to receive money for what they do on the field or court.
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Twenty-one people have applied to be the state’s next education superintendent. Jefferson Parish school superintendent Cade Brumley and Central Louisiana Technical Community College Vice-Chancellor Heather Poole are among the local candidates. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says there’s also several out of state candidates as well
The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will meet in April to pick a successor to John White, who will step down next week. Governor Edwards says he hopes BESE will select someone who has worked in a variety of education roles, including as a teacher. But Erwin doesn’t think classroom experience is necessary…
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Erwin says he’s surprised to see 21 individuals apply to be the leader of Louisiana’s K-through-12 public education system
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It will take at least eight of the eleven BESE members to agree on a new superintendent.
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LSU-Shreveport Poli Sci Professor Jeff Sadow says polls show the democratic primary could be all but over by the time Louisianans vote on April 4th.
Sadow says the consolidation of candidates and the number of delegates up for grabs today, Super Tuesday, likely means…
Current polling shows either Senator Bernie Sanders or VP Joe Biden could gain an insurmountable lead within the next few weeks.
Louisiana usually holds it’s primary the weekend after Super Tuesday, but Sadow says we got kicked back about a month because other local elections on the ballot could lead to an inconvenient time for potential run-offs.
Biden entered today with momentum but Sadow says polls show Sanders putting away the race with strong showings in California and the northeast.
Non-Democrats have until March 14 to register online at geaux-vote-dot-com as a Democrat if they’d like to participate in the closed primary. Republicans will also be holding their closed primary on the 4th with the same rules as well.