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Bills to raise Louisiana teacher pay advance, despite teachers union concerns
Education

Bills to raise Louisiana teacher pay advance, despite teachers union concerns

  • BY ELYSE CARMOSINO | Staff writer
  • May 7, 2025

Louisiana lawmakers advanced two measures Tuesday that would revise the state constitution to pay for educator raises in later years, despite some concerns from teachers union leaders — including about a potential pay cut for teachers this coming school year.

Two injured in small plane crash outside of Kentwood
Crime/Police

Two injured in small plane crash outside of Kentwood

  • BY QUINN COFFMAN | Staff writer
  • May 3, 2025

A man and a woman survived a plane crash in Tangipahoa after their small craft went down outside of Kentwood.

Louisiana schools would be required to offer resources to pregnant students under new bill
Education

Louisiana schools would be required to offer resources to pregnant students under new bill

  • BY ELYSE CARMOSINO | Staff writer
  • May 1, 2025

Public college and high school health clinics would have to share information with pregnant students about where they can find adoption services or pregnancy care under a new bill that critics say could direct young women to unlicensed medical providers.

House committee approves bill to raise Louisiana teacher pay after voters reject Amendment 2
Education

House committee approves bill to raise Louisiana teacher pay after voters reject Amendment 2

  • BY ELYSE CARMOSINO | Staff writer
  • Updated Apr 28, 2025

Less than a month after voters soundly rejected a state constitutional amendment that included making stipends teachers received last year a permanent part of their salaries, lawmakers again are pushing a bill to reorganize education funding to boost pay.

Citing its DEI support, La. lawmakers remove national nonprofit from education task force
Education

Citing its DEI support, La. lawmakers remove national nonprofit from education task force

  • BY ELYSE CARMOSINO | Staff writer
  • Apr 17, 2025

The national debate over diversity efforts has reached a popular program that lets Louisiana high schoolers take college classes.

Teacher pay to TOPS eligibility: Here are La. education bills to watch this session
Education

Teacher pay to TOPS eligibility: Here are La. education bills to watch this session

  • BY ELYSE CARMOSINO | Staff writer
  • Updated Apr 14, 2025

With the session set to run through June 12, here are some of key education bills to watch.

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Trump launches tariffs, saying global trade has 'looted, pillaged' US economy
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Trump launches tariffs, saying global trade has 'looted, pillaged' US economy

  • By JOSH BOAK Associated Press
  • Apr 2, 2025

President Donald Trump declared on Wednesday a 10% baseline tax on imports from all countries and higher tariff rates on dozens of nations that run trade surpluses with the United States, threatening to upend much of the architecture of the global economy and trigger broader trade wars.

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LSU softball pitcher Sydney Berzon credits experience, growth for next level play
LSU

LSU softball pitcher Sydney Berzon credits experience, growth for next level play

  • BY JIM KLEINPETER | Contributing writer
  • Mar 20, 2025

The 2025 LSU softball team has gotten a lot of attention for its revved up offense and 27-1 start, which has led to a No. 3 ranking in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association poll.

Louisiana state education board adds Gulf of America to social studies standards
Letters

Louisiana state education board adds Gulf of America to social studies standards

  • BY ELYSE CARMOSINO | Staff writer
  • Updated Mar 25, 2025

Louisiana’s state board of education voted unanimously Tuesday to align the state’s fourth and fifth-grade social studies standards with President Donald Trump’s executive order mandating that the Gulf of Mexico be renamed to the Gulf of America.

Southern men's basketball team defeated by Bethune-Cookman in SWAC clash
Southern

Southern men's basketball team defeated by Bethune-Cookman in SWAC clash

  • BY CHARLES SALZER | Contributing writer
  • Mar 1, 2025

The Southern men's basketball team lost its scoring punch and eventually the game Saturday evening at Bethune-Cookman.

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