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A bill to make kindergarten mandatory beginning at age five passed in the House on a 59-31 vote. New Orleans R...

A proposal to place new limits on police officers' broad immunity from civil lawsuits has rejected by Louisiana state senators, stalling a key

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A proposal to place new limits on police officers broad immunity from civil lawsuits was rejected Tuesday by Louisiana state senators, stalling a key recommendation

Louisiana senators refuse to limit police officer immunity MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail FILE - In this Wednesday, June 17, 2020, file photo, Rep. Edmond Jordan, D-Baton Rouge, speaks about his bill that would eliminate police officers wide-ranging immunity from civil lawsuits for damages for injury or death, in Baton Rouge, La. On Tuesday, June 1, 2021, a state Senate judiciary committee voted 4-2 against the measure from Jordan to put new restraints on the qualified...

The Louisiana State Capitol. March 2021. Louisiana State Lawmakers passed the $38 billion operating budget for the upcoming fiscal year Thursday, concluding their work on the bills a full two weeks before the end of the legislative session. State spending bills are usually the last pieces to fall into place during a legislative session, but this year, with the state coffers flush with federal coronavirus relief dollars, the lawmakers finished all their backroom negotiations early. “We had mo...

High school graduates applying for TOPS could have a grace period to take and submit scores from their college entrance exams.

“I have worked tirelessly on this bill,” said the bill’s author, Sen. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge. “It is the most important one I have worked on during this session. It is something we must do for our children.” The committee debated whether or not the bill, Senate Bill 10, was necessary since it would only increase enrollment by about 2,800 students, or 4%. That would cost the state and its public schools about $8 million. Other students affected by the law would attend private schoo...

Film, TV subsidy extension advances A Louisiana House committee approved a three-year extension Monday of the state’s $180 million annual film subsidy. The program is scheduled to end in 2025. Senate Bill 173 by Sen. Sharon Hewitt, a Slidell Republican, would extend the sunset into the middle of 2028. The state can issue up to $150 million in credits per year and pay out up to $180 million each year to support the film and TV industry. Projects qualify for the program through verified in-st...

Several changes to Louisiana education advancing through legislature “It is embarrassing to go to those meetings and see how far behind our children in Louisiana are,” said Rep. Francis Thompson, D-Delhi, Author: Emily Wood, LSU Manship School News Service Published: 5:42 AM CDT May 25, 2021 Updated: 5:42 AM CDT May 25, 2021 BATON ROUGE, La. — A bill to make kindergarten mandatory in Louisiana passed the House Appropriations Committee 19-1 M...

Film, TV subsidy extension keeps advancing in Louisiana David Jacobs, The Center Square © Provided by Washington Examiner A Louisiana House committee approved a three-year extension Monday of the state’s $180 million annual film subsidy. The program is scheduled to end in 2025. Senate Bill 173 by Sen. Sharon Hewitt, a Slidell Republican, would extend the sunset into the middle of 2028. The state can issue up to $150 million in credits per year and pay out up to $180 million ...