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Closed party primary debate dividing Louisiana GOP Monday, April 5, 2021 Louisiana’s Republican leaders are sharply at odds over whether and how the state should redesign its primary elections, a resurfacing disagreement driven by political ideology that could have significant sway in future election victories. The divide over whether to return to closed party primaries for some or most elections is drawing particular interest because Republicans weighing in on the issue are possible contend...

Analysis: Closed party primary debate dividing Louisiana GOP MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisianas Republican leaders are sharply at odds over whether and how the state should redesign its primary elections, a resurfacing disagreement driven by political ideology that could have significant sway in future election victories. The divide over whether to return to closed party primaries for some or most elections is drawing particular interes...

Danae Columbus Jonathan Siekmann, left, a visitor from San Francisco, shows off his new straw hat purchased from Meyer The Hatter’s Alex Underwood. City College of San Francisco biology professor Jonathan Siekmann was enjoying his visit to New Orleans when he spotted Meyer the Hatter, known to be the South’s largest hat store. Within minutes, Siekmann was sporting a new Panama-style straw to shield him from the Louisiana sun. “The pandemic has been a struggle. It was the worst business cl...

/ ListenUpYall.com Mar 7, 2021 5:56 PM Students arrive by bus at Foundation Preparatory School for their return to school during the coronavirus in New Orleans on Monday, Oct. 12, 2020. It was the first day of in-person learning for fifth-12th grade public school students in Orleans Parish. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP) BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A state Senate education leader’s effort to make kindergarten mandatory in Louisiana is renewing divisions abou...

One year after key tests were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, Louisiana public school students will soon resume traditional yearly exams in math, English, science and social studies. But how those results will be used, including whether public schools and districts will be assigned letter grades, is a big, unanswered question. The issue is on the agenda when the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education meets Tuesday. It has already sparked two laws and may be the subjec...

Louisiana student standardized testing to restart in spring Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Monday, March 8, 2021 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana public school students will resume their traditional standardized tests in math, science, English and social studies in the spring, a year after those exams were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The state hasn’t settled, however...

Early voting in the 2nd Congressional District special election began Saturday, and the race appears to be shaping up around three candidates.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A state Senate education leaders effort to make kindergarten...

Early voting in the 2nd Congressional District special election begins Saturday and the race appears to be sha...

Why a battle is shaping up in Louisiana over the latest push for mandatory kindergarten Updated Feb 28, 2021; Will Sentell; The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La. (TNS) Feb. 28—The bid to make kindergarten mandatory in Louisiana, which has been tried before and failed, is about to spark controversy again. Backers say the requirement would dovetail with state efforts to expand early childhood education, and that it could help get the state off the bottom of many rankings for public school achievement...