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Gov. Landry calls for more school voucher money, judicial overhaul to open legislative session • Louisiana Illuminator
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (1020+ words) Gov. Jeff Landry is calling for the Louisiana Legislature to double funding for his private school voucher program and take action to hold "incompetent" judges accountable. Landry used his annual State of the State speech, given Monday on the first…...
Louisiana legislators propose changes to closed party primaries that haven’t been used yet • Louisiana Illuminator
16+ hour, 31+ min ago (309+ words) Voters talk outside a polling place at Edward Hynes Charter School in New Orleans" Lakeview neighborhood on Nov. 8, 2022. (Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator) Under current law, the state school board seats are the only offices requiring a closed party primary on…...
Possible sale of ULL lab, farm alarms students and faculty • Louisiana Illuminator
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (1213+ words) After layoffs and budget cuts, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is weighing selling off some of its property to extinguish what remains of a $50 million budget shortfall. The properties in the mix include the ULL Ecology Center and accompanying…...
Shintech plans $3.4 billion expansion of Iberville plastics plant, 163 new jobs • Louisiana Illuminator
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (236+ words) A Japanese plastics manufacturer will expand its facilities in Louisiana and hire more employees to staff its plant in Iberville Parish. The first phase of the expansion is expected to be complete in 2030, officials said. "Shintech's decision to make a…...
Hundreds of acres added to 3 Louisiana’s wildlife management areas • Louisiana Illuminator
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (353+ words) A map of the John Franks Wildlife Management Area in Caddo Parish. (Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries image) Three public hunting and conservation areas in Louisiana grew by hundreds of acres Wednesday after the state Wildlife and Fisheries Commission…...
Gov. Landry has to convince Senate president to spend more on private school vouchers • Louisiana Illuminator
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (236+ words) While standing just a few feet from him Tuesday, Gov. Jeff Landry said he hopes to convince Louisiana Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, to spend more state money on a private education voucher program." "I am trying to convince him…...
Sexual exploitation exists not because it’s hidden, but because it’s tolerated • Louisiana Illuminator
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (564+ words) As headlines fixate on the Jeffrey Epstein case, the public narrative of sexual exploitation has narrowed to a familiar tableau: private jets, hidden islands, underage girls, powerful men insulated by wealth. "The exploitation of minors is devastating. And abuse of…...
Louisiana crawfish industry struggles with limited foreign workers, ag commissioner says • Louisiana Illuminator
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (387+ words) Crawfish processing plants in Louisiana are at a diminished capacity this year because they haven't been able to get as many visas for the foreign guest workers who make up their labor force, according to state Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain....
'The Light Switch,' Episode 42: Food stamp changes • Louisiana Illuminator
1+ week, 3+ day ago (171+ words) Louisiana officials have put new rules in place for what you can buy with SNAP benefits, what we often call food stamps. "The changes are big, not just for consumers but for the grocery stores where they shop. The Louisiana…...
Southern University awards posthumous degree to student victim of hazing • Louisiana Illuminator
1+ week, 3+ day ago (516+ words) The Southern University System Board of Supervisors voted Friday to confer posthumous degrees to two students who died last year, including one who died as the result of a fraternity hazing incident." The degrees will be bestowed upon Caleb Wilson,…...