The Ka’Mauri Harrison Act is close to final passage after clearing the Senate Education Committee. Two students in Jefferson Parish have been suspended for handling a BB gun during virtual class, including nine-year-old Ka’Mauri Harrison. An attorney for the Jefferson Parish Public School System argued that neither child’s long-term academic future will be impacted, a comment that set River Ridge Senator Kirk Talbot off…
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The House approved bill allows parents to appeal suspensions to the school board and it also calls for school districts to establish disciplinary policies for online instruction.

Lafayette Police have yet to make any arrests in last week’s shooting during a large party in Moore Park that left two people dead, an 18 and 19-year-old. Police estimate about 300 people were at the event early Thursday morning following a U-L Lafayette football game.

A majority of evacuees from Hurricanes Laura and Delta are returning to their homes this week, Brooke Thorington has more.
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U-S Air Force C-130 aircrafts will be used to spray for mosquitos in parishes impacted by Hurricanes Laura and Delta. Mike Steele with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness says FEMA approved the use of the planes because of the booming mosquito population
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According to numbers from the Secretary of State’s Office, after two days of early voting, 258-thousand early votes were cast, compared to 162-thousand after the first two days of the early voting period in 2016. The number of black voters who early voted during the first two days is double the number in 2016 and the Secretary of State’s Office has received three times as more mail-in ballots than the last Presidential election.

Amendment two on the November ballot would change the way oil and gas wells are assessed for property taxes. The current method levies local taxes per well without consideration of the value of the oil or natural gas produced. Robert Travis Scott, president of the Public Affairs Research Council explains…
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For more information on the amendments go to the Public Affairs Research Council’s website.

The Senate Education Committee has approved the Ka’ Mauri Harrison Act. It’s named after a nine-year-old Jefferson Parish student who served a six-day suspension for moving a BB gun during an online class. The legislation would require school systems to create new discipline policies for virtual learning and it would also allow families to appeal school suspensions to the school board. Jefferson Parish Schools Legislative Liasion Jennifer Ansardi opposed part of the bill that would make it retroactive to the beginning of the pandemic…
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The House approved measure heads to the Senate floor.

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Sam Jenkins believes the special session is a waste of time as Republican lawmakers attempt to pass legislation to curtail the governor’s authority during an emergency order. Jenkins says a special session would have been useful if they had federal pandemic dollars to distribute…
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The Ka’Mauri Harrison Act, which addresses the discipline of students during online instruction and giving parents an appeals process, is close to final legislative passage after receiving approval from the Senate Education Committee. The measure is in response to the six-day suspension Ka’Mauri received for moving a BB gun during a virtual class. An attorney for the Jefferson Parish School Board explained why the discipline was handed out, but Senate Education Chairman Cleo Fields took issue…
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The House approved measure heads to the Senate floor.

Constitutional Amendment Two on the November third ballot has to do with oil and gas well assessment. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott says the amendment has the support of assessors and the oil and gas industry…
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Democratic state lawmakers say the ongoing special session is a waste of taxpayer money and they are calling for the session to wrap up soon. Matt Doyle has the story…
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A former judge in St. John the Baptist Parish has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for fondling four girls who were between the ages of 14 and 17-years-old at the time. Jeff Perilloux was convicted last month on three counts of felony indecent behavior with juveniles and one count of misdemeanor for sexual battery.

The Ka’Mauri Harrison Act is close to final passage after clearing the Senate Education Committee. Ka’Mauri’s father, Nyron Harrison, appeared before the panel and told lawmakers about how the Jefferson Parish School Board threatened to expel his son for moving a BB gun in his bedroom during an online class. Another parent, Tim Brown, also testified and discussed how his son suffered a similar fate.
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Brown says his sixth-grade son showed a BB gun to his friends during a virtual lesson and ended up receiving a three-day suspension. An attorney for the Jefferson Parish Public School System argued that neither child’s long-term academic future will be impacted, a comment that set River Ridge Senator Kirk Talbot off…
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The House approved bill allows parents to appeal suspensions to the school board.

At the start of this week, there were 65-hundred Hurricane Laura and Delta evacuees at either the state’s mega-shelter in Alexandria or staying at hotels in south Louisiana. Emergency Preparedness Director with D-C-F-S Ricky Montet says many of those evacuees are returning home this week because their home is livable and has power and running water. He says for those whose homes are not safe…
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Constitutional Amendment Two on the November third ballot would allow for a well’s oil and gas production when valuing it for property tax assessment. Public Affairs Research Council President Robert Travis Scott says the proposed change will not necessarily increase or decrease taxes on the oil and gas industry…
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For more information on the constitutional amendments go to the Public Affairs Research Council’s website.

A majority of evacuees from Hurricanes Laura and Delta, those being housed in the Alexandria mega-shelter or hotels in Louisiana and Texas, are returning to their homes this week. Emergency Preparedness Director with DCFS Ricky Montet (Mon-tay) says they have been communicating with evacuees whose homes are now safe to return.
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Democrats in the Louisiana legislature say it’s time to go home, even though the special session does not officially end until next Tuesday. House Democratic Caucus Chair Sam Jenkins penned a letter to the Senate President and House Speaker…
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GOP legislators are still trying to pass legislation that would reduce the governor’s authority over emergency orders.

Legislation inspired by the suspension of a Jefferson Parish 4th grader for having a BB gun in his web camera during class is one step closer to final passage. Matt Doyle has more…
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The Saints say they had a productive meeting with New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell about fans returning to the Superdome. The team’s next home game is Sunday against Carolina.

The first day of early voting saw a record-breaking 174-thousand votes cast in Louisiana. JMC Analytics Pollster John Couvillon says there have also been over 100-thousand people who have voted by mail, so he says 40-percent of the vote could be cast before Election Day…
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Early voting continues through October 27th.

LSU Coach Ed Orgeron says Tigers starting quarterback Myles Brennan is questionable for Saturday’s home game versus South Carolina. If Brennan can’t play, the Tigers will have to start a true freshman at Q-B, either Pontchatoula’s TJ Finley or Max Johnson from Georgia. Orgeron says both quarterbacks have the talent to play in the NFL…
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Brennan got hurt in the loss to Missouri and Coach O says he would not have played last Saturday if the game against Florida had not been postponed.

A Mangham Police Officer is recovering after he was shot during a traffic stop on Saturday night. State Police Trooper Michael Reichardt says 27-year-old Hermandus Semien of Ville Platte shot the officer after stealing a vehicle and robbing a pharmacy in Rayville earlier in the day
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Semien faces several charges including attempted first-degree murder of a police officer. Reichardt says the officer is expected to survive.

An Auburn researcher has received funding for a yearlong project that will look at how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting poor communities in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Doctor Kelly Dunning says the study will compare how different populations receive their information and which format they trust…
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Dunning plans to interview five-thousand people and release preliminary results next spring.