As part of the federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, Louisiana will issue $21 million in grants for schools to increase campus safety. Brooke Thorington explains.
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On his monthly radio call-in show, Governor Edwards talked about minimum wage and a gubernatorial candidate who’s fought against it. Teiko Foxx has more…
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Congressman Garret Graves introduces legislation aimed at clearing federal red tape and bureaucracy in hurricane recovery assistance…:
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State Education is launching a grant program for schools to use towards funding a single point of entry for their campus to increase student safety. Superintendent Dr. Cade Brumley says 42 grants of half a million each will be awarded. He says some schools might only need minor adjustments others more substantial.
Brumley says the grants can be used to add fencing, locks, cameras, or install metal detectors.
A single point of entry is considered best practice and Brumley says that’s a priority for the modern construction of schools.
A webinar to further explain the application process for the one-time funding will be held for school principals today.
The state received $21 million for the grants from the federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022.
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On his monthly radio call-in show “Ask the Governor,” Governor John Bel Edwards talked about raising the state’s minimum wage and how Republican Stephen Waguespack who’s running to replace him, has thwarted his efforts.
The state has been stagnant at $7.25 for more than a decade.
Edwards believes most Louisianans want to increase the minimum wage to help workers support their families. He thinks Waguespack will avoid the topic altogether on the campaign trail.
The primary is October 14th.
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District 6 Congressman Garret Graves introduces legislation aimed at streamlining federal disaster recovery assistance for storms and hurricanes. On Talk 107.3 in Baton Rouge, Graves says current disaster recovery programs are bogged down in costly federal red tape that only an expert can negotiate, which leaves storm-ravaged local governments few options in trying to help residents…:
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The Natural Disaster Recovery Program Act would create block grants under FEMA for “unmet needs,” and it empower local governments to decide where and when to best spend those dollars. Graves co-sponsors the bill with Congressman David Rouzer of North Carolina; a state that has seen its share of hurricanes and knows the problems with major storm recovery. Graves says getting support for the bill from fellow coastal states is not a concern, but…:
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Graves says, if passed and signed by the President, the bill will help clear red tape and bureaucratic log jams that delay storm victims returning to their homes…:
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The second man convicted in the December 2021 attack on a newspaper delivery driver in Rosepine has been sentenced. 24-year-old, Dillion James was sentenced to eight years in prison – the maximum sentence for his second-degree battery conviction. Vernon Parish District Attorney Terry Lambright .
Because of a post-conviction motion filed by James’ defense, the sentencing was delayed until this week. James was sentenced by 30th Judicial District Judge Tony C. Bennett, who suspended one year of the eight-year sentence.
James and his brother, Douglas Paul James, 33, of DeRidder, were found guilty of beating Woodie Blanks – after he delivered a newspaper to James’ grandfather’s home on Catfish Hut Road. Lambright says the safety of the residents in Vernon Parish is his priority.
James brother, Douglas Paul James of DeRidder, received a similar sentence last October.
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The 13th seeded Ragin Cajuns are 11.5 point underdogs heading into tonight’s NCAA first round matchup against Tennessee in Orlando. Coach Bob Marlin says he kept an eye on the Volunteers this season…
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Marlin expects a battle in the paint…
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The Cajuns are 26 and 7 on the season and won the Sun Belt Tournament to receive an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament. Senior Forward Terrence Lewis says they’ve prepared for this game like the 34 other games they’ve played this year…
Tip-off tonight is at 8:40.
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