Former two-term Governor Mike Foster passed away Sunday at the age of 90 at his home in Franklin. Foster started in politics when he was elected as a state senator for St. Mary Parish in 1987 at the age of 57. Eight years later he was elected governor and political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says education was Foster’s main focus…
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According to his former press secretary, Marsanne Golsby, during Foster’s eight years in office, the average teacher received $11,500 in raises, a 43-percent increase.

Today begins the second week of the special session and several bills are advancing that seek curb the governor’s power during a public health emergency. La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says it remains to be seen which one the Legislature eventually gets behind…
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A new report shows the average pay for Louisiana teachers is four-thousand dollars less than the Southern regional average. Louisiana Federation of Teachers President Larry Carter says the pay in Louisiana varies significantly from parish to parish…
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Carter says given the economic climate, it will take federal dollars in order to raise teacher salaries.

A Pennington Biomedical Research Center researcher says type 2 diabetics can improve brain function with consistent control of blood sugar levels versus only losing weight and increasing exercise. Director of Biomedical Imaging, Owen Carmichael says type two diabetes doubles your risk of developing cognitive impairment and dementia, including Alzheimer’s.
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