Attorney General Jeff Landry wants Governor Edwards to allow hair salons and barbershops to open before the stay at home order ends May 15th. Landry says good haircare improves personal hygiene and mental wellbeing.
A Baton Rouge man’s 2006 non-unanimous conviction for rape and kidnapping will be taken up by the US Supreme Court in a challenge to the constitutionality of previously decided non-unanimous jury verdicts. Thedrick Edwards is serving multiple life sentences on a series of 11-1 and 10-2 convictions that were decided along racial lines in the jury. His attorney Andre Belanger explains their objective…
AG Landry opposes overturning past non-unanimous convictions.
The University of Louisiana System announces a 45 percent tuition discount rate for returning adults who have taken college courses and are returning to school. UL System President Jim Henderson says the process of finding the right path to a degree doesn’t get much more convenient now.
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The program matches those who sign up with a coach who will help the returning student navigate their return to academics.
After a record breaking 53.2 million people visited Louisiana in 2019 the state is scrambling to save the tourism industry. The future of tourism is murky but Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says this isn’t the first time we’ve weathered a storm and rebounded to set new records.
The 53.2 million was a four percent increase over 2018.