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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — With little debate, the Louisiana Senate on Wednesday...

A proposal to make all children in Louisiana go to kindergarten by age five has moved forward. It will now go to the full Senate for debate.

Sen. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge The Senate Finance Committee advanced the proposal by Senate Education Chairman Cleo Fields without objection, but several senators raised concerns that suggested the bill could face difficulty winning passage from the full Senate. Currently, Louisiana children are required to attend school from the ages of 7 to 18, unless they graduate early from high school. Fields proposal would mandate that children who turn 5 years old by Sept. 30 of each year to attend kind...

A Senate Republican leader Wednesday scrapped efforts to redesign Louisiana's primary elections in the legislative session, amid sharp disagreements among GOP officials about whether to make changes or leave the state's “jungle primary" system intact.

BATON ROUGE — A study group created by Louisiana lawmakers to discuss ways to address police misconduct issues had the formidable task of getting law enforcement leaders and groups alleging racial bias in policing to agree on substantive change. Months of debate brought forth recommendations that would represent significant policy change and compromise amid a tense and politicized national debate about the way police officers treat people of color. The hard-fought bipartisan deals appear t...

Analysis: La. policing change bills advance with ease so far MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Ted James, D-Baton Rouge, second right, charmain of the Legislative Black Caucus in Baton Rouge, talks with fellow caucus members during opening day of the Louisiana legislative session in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, April 12, 2021.Gerald Herbert/APShow MoreShow Less 2of5Lawmakers convene in the Senate Chambers during opening day of the Louisiana legislative sess...

By David Jacobs | The Center Square (The Center Square) – A bill that would require police officers to intervene if a colleague is engaged in misconduct and establish new regulations regarding body and vehicle cameras, choke holds and “no-knock” warrants has been approved by the Louisiana Senate. Senate Bill 34 by Baton Rouge Democratic Sen. Cleo Fields, along with two other measures lawmakers advanced Thursday, emerged out of discussions among legislators and justice system leaders and...

Bill could allow for college athletes to profit from their likeness 6 hours 48 minutes 57 seconds ago Thursday, April 29 2021 Apr 29, 2021 April 29, 2021 7:32 PM April 29, 2021 in News Source: WBRZ Share: BATON ROUGE - A proposed state senate bill to allow college athletes in Louisiana to earn money off their likeness is gaining momentum. "Thats just fair," said Senator Cleo Fields. Fields is the chairman of the Louisiana Senate Committee on Education that approved bill SB-60 on Thursday allowi...

The smaller raises “are insufficient,” Fields said in a meeting of the Senate Education Committee. Fields didn’t identify how the state will pay for the larger pay raises, which would more than double the $40 million price tag for the governor’s proposed increases. The House Appropriations Committee on Monday will unveil its spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1, which is expected to include the bigger salary hikes and show how lawmakers have chosen to fund them. Despit...

Capitol Briefing: Louisiana lawmakers plan $1,000 teacher pay raise From wire reports Lawmakers plan $1,000 teacher pay raise Louisiana lawmakers intend to give K-12 public school teachers a $1,000 pay raise next year, more than double the amount proposed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, the leader of the Senate Education Committee said Thursday. Sen. Cleo Fields, a Baton Rouge Democrat, said legislative leaders plan to include that salary hike in next years budget, along with a $500 increase for supp...