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Louisiana’s secretary of state has pulled the plug on a request-for-proposal (RFP) process to choose a new voting machine vendor and upgrade the state’s aging elections technology, citing misinformation that has hurt voter confidence in the system.
Louisiana Dept. of Education receives $8M to purchase distance learning devices
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and last updated 2020-12-21 10:44:59-05
On Friday, December 18, the Louisiana legislature allocated $8 million to the Louisiana Department of Education for distance learning devices.
The Department says it will utilize the funds to purchase over 23,000 Chromebooks.
âOn behalf of the educators, students and families across Louisiana, I want to thank our state leaders for prioritizing education with their vote,â said State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley in a press release. âThese funds are a welcome holiday gift that will help close the digital divide for some of our neediest families.â
Louisiana Speaker of the House Clay Schexnayder was the guest speaker at the Livingston Parish Republican Womenâs Club meeting on Dec. 2 at Big Mikeâs in Denham Springs.
Schexnayder represents District 81, which includes Livingston, Ascension, St. James and St. John the Baptist parishes. He has ties to all of the parishes he represents but he grew up in Livingston. He is the first representative from Livingston Parish to hold the position of speaker of the house.
Schexnayder said that even though 2020 was a stressful year, the Legislature was able to pass meaningful bills, including tort reform; economic development bills; drafting a budget that gave priority to items such as road improvement; and initiatives to help get children back in school after the hurricanes. He felt the greatest achievement of the year was in working hand in hand with the Senate and collaborating to reach these goals.