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The state’s Republican Legislature failed to pass several bills on controversial social issues, like concealed carry, anti-vaccine and gay rights, instead opting to pass legislation to fund infrastructure projects.
A proposal approved in the Louisiana Legislature would allow TOPS candidates to substitute computer coding for foreign language.
Senator committee deems proposal to be too expensive for state government
The money isn’t spread around the state evenly. Communities slated to receive the most pet project funding are home to lawmakers who have the most control over the budget process, according to a Louisiana Illuminator analysis.
No arrests have been made in the case of Ronald Greene, the Black man who died after a violent arrest by Louisiana State Police in 2019.