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Louisiana House committee advances bill to ban hair discrimination
The Louisiana House Committee on Civil Law and Procedure advanced a bill Monday that would prohibit discrimination based on certain hairstyles. House Bill 41, sponsored by Rep. Candace Newell, D-New Orleans, would amend discrimination law to include “natural, protective, or cultural hairstyle.” That would include afros, locs, braids, and other styles with cultural significance or […]
Behavioral assessments before a student is expelled, suspended under consideration
The House Committee on Education advanced a bill Tuesday that would require behavioral assessments before students could be expelled, placed in an alternative school or suspended. House Bill 222, sponsored by Rep. C. Denise Marcelle, D-Baton Rouge, would require that a student be administered an assessment chosen by the Louisiana Department of Health before being […]
College tenure review trend takes root in Louisiana
A legislative committee unanimously advanced a resolution Thursday that would create a task force to study tenure for professors at Louisiana’s public colleges . Senate Concurrent Resolution 6, sponsored by Sen. Stewart Cathey, R-Monroe, would create the Task Force on Tenure in Postsecondary Education. The task force would report back to lawmakers with suggestions on […]
$38.6 billion budget clears Louisiana House, includes teacher pay raises
The bill also included more money for infrastructure, though it would not give Gov. John Bel Edwards the full $500 million he has sought to lay the groundwork for a new Mississippi River bridge at Baton Rouge.
Proposal advances to stop reporting income of TOPS recipients
Students who benefit from the Taylor Opportunity Program for Students, a merit-based scholarship that covers tuition costs for in-state students, are required to provide significant demographic information.
Survey: Most Louisiana residents think state heading in wrong direction
A survey released Tuesday by the Reilly Center for Media and Public Affairs, part of LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communication, showed that two-thirds of Louisiana residents now believe the state is taking a turn for the worse.
Louisiana proposal seeks to provide death penalty for parents who kill their minor children
The bill's author brought up recent cases of Louisiana parents who had killed their children and told the committee that members of her community had asked her to address the issue.
How will Supreme Court ruling on Alabama affect Louisiana redistricting?
As it became clear that Republican leaders planned to pass redistricting maps that would not expand minority seats, Black lawmakers had two fallbacks — possible vetoes or lawsuits. Now both options seem a bit shakier.
Ronald Greene tragedy adds even more tension to Louisiana redistricting process
After a text surfaced suggesting that Gov. John Bel Edwards knew more than he had acknowledged about the death of a black man in State Police custody, what was going to be a tense redistricting session became more contentious.