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Final budget restores teacher stipends, cuts early childhood education spending
By Elizabeth White | LSU Manship School News Service The Legislature gave its final approval Sunday to $48 ... Read more
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Louisiana may soon require public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments
Louisiana could soon become the first state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every public ... Read more
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State lawmakers now have more to spend after revenue estimates get a boost
By Elizabeth White | LSU Manship School News Service The Revenue Estimating Conference increased its state-revenue estimates Wednesday, giving ... Read more
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Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban
Despite pleas from Democrats and gut-wrenching testimony from doctors and rape survivors, a GOP-controlled legislative committee rejected a ... Read more
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House OKs bill to make it easier for companies to cancel home insurance policies
By Jacob Matthews | LSU Manship School News Service The Louisiana House approved a bill this week to ... Read more
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Geymann’s three carbon capture bills move through committee
Three carbon capture bills by Republican Rep. Brett Geymann of Moss Bluff have been approved by the Senate ... Read more
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Suicide prevention training becomes issue in teacher legislation
The chief executive officer of Peer Initiative, a teen suicide prevention nonprofit, has expressed opposition to legislation removing ... Read more
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Legislature taking on religion-related issues
The Louisiana House has approved two religion-related measures by wide margins and sent them to the state Senate. ... Read more
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House Education Committee advances 10 Commandments bill
By Piper Naudin | LSU Manship School News Service The House Education Committee voted 10-3 Thursday to advance ... Read more
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State lawmakers set out on clear path for GOP priorities
Under new Republican leadership, Louisiana’s GOP-dominated Legislature gathered at the Capitol Monday to convene their three-month regular session, ... Read more