The 25-percent maximum capacity at athletic events is the subject of a legislative committee happening now. Many high schools object to that number and point to the higher capacity that’s allowed inside restaurants and casinos. House Education Chairman Ray Garafalo says Friday night football games are an important event for many communities and memorable for students…
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The governor’s office says the 25-percent capacity restriction is based on scientific data and guidance from health experts.
Alexandria Representative Lance Harris has filed legislation to be discussed in the special session that would result in a municipality or public university losing money if they reduce their police department funding by ten-percent…
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Harris calls the bill the Louisiana Police Funding Protection Act.
The Main Street Recovery Program aimed to assist Louisiana small businesses with pandemic recovery is no longer accepting applications. State Treasurer John Schroder says the original amount of $275-million that the legislature set aside for the program is almost allocated.Since the program began accepting applications July 28th, Schroder says they’ve issued approximately 6-thousand checks. Schroder says he knows businesses need the funds as quickly as possible, but it is not an instantaneous process.
The schools of the UL System are participating in an initiative aimed at connecting McNeese State students displaced by Hurricane Laura with resources from other system institutions. UL System President Jim Henderson says more than 200 McNeese State students have registered for the Cowboy Relief Effort adding that the response has been tremendous from students relieved to hear this type of help is available.