Louisiana Legislature passes permanent teacher pay proposal; …
Nov 22, 2024 · Two pieces of legislation that would make a temporary pay raise for K-12 teachers and school support workers permanent received final passage Friday in the Louisiana Legislature, but voters have to approve a constitutional amendment before the money appears in their paychecks next school year.
Louisiana’s Ten Commandments in classrooms law remains on …
Nov 20, 2024 · A law to require all public school classrooms in Louisiana display the Ten Commandments won’t take effect until a court case plays out on whether the law is constitutional, a federal appellate court has ruled.
Meta plans $10B data center with 500 jobs in NE Louisiana: Details …
Dec 4, 2024 · Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, intends to build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana and hire more than 500 employees at the site, Gov. Jeff Landry and state economic development officials announced Wednesday.
Louisiana’s long-serving prisons chief suddenly steps down
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All 14 people killed in New Orleans terrorist attack identified
Jan 4, 2025 · Matthew Tendori o, 25, an audiovisual technician at the Superdome from Slidell.H is family has created an GoFundMe donation page to help cover the cost of his funeral.. Billy DeMaio, 25, of Homedel, New Jersey.He was an account executive with Audacy Inc. A GoFundMe page has been establish to provide support to DeMaio’s parents.. Terrence Kennedy, 63 of New Orleans.
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson easily wins reelection in Louisiana
Nov 5, 2024 · The 2024 election cycle was also the first for Johnson as one of the GOP’s chief fundraisers. From July through September, he hauled in more than $19 million for his own campaign and $8 million more for other Republican incumbents and candidates, according to federal election records.
Louisiana Rep. Troy Carter retains his seat in the U.S. House
Nov 5, 2024 · Louisiana’s lone Democratic incumbent in the U.S. House of Representatives will keep his seat after securing an outright win against four challengers on Election Day.
Prison telecom companies, reform advocates debate lower phone …
Nov 22, 2024 · The new rule caps audio calls in prisons and large jails at 6 cents per minute — well below the state average of about 14 cents per minute for prisons and 20 cents for local jails — and limits the fees that providers share with jail and prison operators to 2 cents per minute. (Rates for small and medium-sized jails will be capped at between 7 and 12 cents per minute, depending on their ...
How Louisiana tax burdens might shift under Gov. Landry’s …
Oct 9, 2024 · The chief proponent of Gov. Jeff Landry’s plan to revise Louisiana’s tax structure is touting what he considers some of its more progressive aspects, but some critics say the plan overall would benefit the wealthy at the expense of regular Louisiana taxpayers.
What Louisiana constitutional amendments are on the ballot? PAR ...
Oct 7, 2024 · Nov. 5. Amendment 1 What it says: “Do you support an amendment to require that federal revenues received by the state generated from Outer Continental Shelf alternative or renewable energy production be deposited into the Coastal Protection and Restoration Fund?”