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NAACP wants increased security to keep community safe, advocacy group wants to do away with the facility entirely.

Capitol Briefing: Mandatory kindergarten bill sails through Louisiana Senate Staff and wire reports With little debate, the Louisiana Senate overwhelmingly backed a proposal to require all 5-year-old children to attend kindergarten. A 34-1 vote from senators Wednesday sent the measure by Sen. Cleo Fields, a Baton Rouge Democrat, to the House for consideration.  Louisiana children currently must attend school from the ages of 7 to 18, unless they graduate early from high school. Senate Bill 10�...

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

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...

Louisiana Senate to debate whether to mandate kindergarten MELINDA DESLATTE, Associated Press FacebookTwitterEmail BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Senate will debate whether to require all 5-year-old children in Louisiana to receive a kindergarten education, after the measure cleared a financial review Monday for its multimillion-dollar price tag. The Senate Finance Committee advanced the proposal by Senate Education Chairman Cleo Fields without objection, but several senators raised c...

Senate votes to require regular audit of Louisiana elections May 10, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Sen. Heather Cloud, R-Turkey Creek, and Sen. Body White, R-Central, talk during opening day of the Louisiana legislative session in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, April 12, 2021.Gerald Herbert/AP BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The Louisiana Senate voted Monday to require regular audits of the states elections by the legislative auditor, a measure pushed by Republicans who said they wanted to ensure people have ...

A bill that could eventually provide more than $800 million for Louisiana roads and bridges by dedicating the states temporary sales tax to infrastructure cleared a Senate committee Monday despite worries it could create future holes in the state budget. Senate Bill 1 by Sen. Barrow Peacock, R-Bossier City, would gradually divert money from the states 0.45-cent temporary sales tax that expires on June 30, 2025 to the Transportation Trust Fund — $168 million in 2022, $294 million in 202...

BREC steps up opposition to legislation that would split up parks Thursday, April 15, 2021 Sunset at BRECs Milford Wampold Memorial Park and University Lake. (File photo) BREC is stepping up its opposition to a bill by Sen. Bodi White, R-Central, that would break up the parish parks system and create three new smaller agencies to run parks and recreation in the cities of Central and Zachary and in the prospective city of St. George once it is incorporated. In a fact sheet released earlier t...

Committee OK’s disaster recovery, rental assistance funds The joint budget committee of the Louisiana Legislature gave Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration the authority Friday to spend $331 million in federal funds but not before a contentious debate about how officials will distribute aid to rental property owners. The committee quickly approved allowing the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to spend $257 million in disaster recovery funds related to the...

by David Jacobs, The Center Square  | March 01, 2021 01:00 PM Print this article The joint budget committee of the Louisiana Legislature gave Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration the authority Friday to spend $331 million in federal funds but not before a contentious debate about how officials will distribute aid to rental property owners. The committee quickly approved allowing the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to spen...