Governor John Bel Edwards has signed a budget that provides millions of additional dollars towards public education. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The resolution to observe June as LGBTQ Pride Month in Lafayette has failed.
Councilman Kenneth Boudreaux sponsoring the item that appeared on Tuesday’s agenda. The vote last night was 4-3 in favor of the resolution. A majority of 5 votes was needed to approve that resolution.
It subsequently failed to pass. No word on if the measure will be revisited any time soon.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is asking for the public to help count how many bats live in the Bayou State, so they can find out if a bat-based disease is spreading.
LDWF State Wildlife Veterinarian Jim LaCour says over 80 percent of the state is private property, which can make it tough to track bat populations, so if you got some bats on your land…
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Louisiana has 12 species of bats.