Gracie Thomas
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Lawmakers redrew House maps, trimmed Orleans courts and protected carbon capture in contentious session ending Monday (opens the original)
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BATON ROUGE — A push to redraw congressional maps and a fight to cut back the New Orleans court system produced the biggest fireworks in a legislative session that could end Monday with K-12 teachers still waiting to hear about possible salary stipends. Bids to strengthen local control of carbon-capture projects fizzled out, as did Gov. Jeff Landry’s call to double state funding for parents who want to send their children to private schools. Lawmakers passed a roughly standstill budget as they b
Legislative leaders skeptical of bills to provide local control of carbon capture projects (opens the original)
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BATON ROUGE — State Senate President Cameron Henry and House Speaker Phillip DeVillier both expressed concern Monday about a spate of bills that might give communities veto power over carbon capture projects in their areas. The push for a local option follows growing concerns of residents, landowners and environmentalists in Louisiana about the possible health implications of having the carbon capture and storage projects nearby. Carbon capture is the process of capturing carbon dioxide at emiss
Landry calls for voter help on amendment to free up money for teacher pay raises (opens the original)
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BATON ROUGE – Gov. Jeff Landry advocated for a constitutional amendment that would create a permanent teacher pay raise as well as an eventual elimination of the state income tax in an opening address to the Louisiana Legislature on Monday. Landry pushed for the passage of Proposed Amendment 3 on the May 2026 ballot to free up money for teacher pay raises. He said the amendment would pay down longstanding debt within the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana and enable the state to afford a p
Bipartisan fatherhood task force seeks new parenting resources (opens the original)
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BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Fatherhood Task Force on Wednesday proposed bipartisan recommendations to address challenges to fatherhood, including modifying the state’s child custody laws and instituting paid family medical leave for educators. Bills have been filed in both the Senate and the House to modify child custody laws to emphasize the importance of shared legal and physical custody and establish paid family medical leave for teachers. A future bill will seek to establish a standing Commi
State foster-child secretary pushes for 50% increase in living-expense rates (opens the original)
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State foster-child secretary pushes for 50% increase in living-expense rates 5 months 3 weeks 2 days ago Monday, March 23 2026 Mar 23, 2026 March 23, 2026 6:04 PM March 23, 2026 in News Source: LSU Manship School News Service By: Gracie Thomas and Kylah Babin Share: Trending News BRPD: 22-year-old dead, one critically injured after crash along Perkins RoadVideo: Caretaker caught pouring bleach in handicapped man's water bottle, company releases statement BATON ROUGE – Department of Children and
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