Senate Puts $300 Million Cap On Bill To Give Tax Breaks For Private School Scholarship Donors; Author Says That’ll Get Fixed In Conference Committee – Baton Rouge Business Report »
While vouchers, charters and teacher tenure reform have dominated the discussion of education reform in this legislative session, and as a result the final passage of those elements of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s reform package would be expected to have dispos... »
Louisiana sheriffs have come up with a clever plan that will ensure they get pay increases automatically on a fairly regular basis. The state Senate has already bought into the idea with a lopsided 36-1 vote. The House is the next stop for Senate Bill ... »
The final four of the Raise a Glass Whiskey of the World Tournament As I'm sure most of you are aware, I am currently hosting two radio shows and podcasts in Baton Rouge. One is the Bite and Booze Radio Show presented by Calandro's Supermarket on Talk... »
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State’s “gold standard model” could be emulated nationwide Tenure reform should be linked to a new teacher evaluation system set to go into effect later this year that makes use of student test scores, according to Gov. Bobby Jindal and top figures in ... »
Sheriffs in all 64 Louisiana parishes could be in for a financial bonanza if a recent appeal court ruling isn’t overturned. Livingston Parish Sheriff Willie Graves, for example, has already collected about $400,000 in commissions from his parish’s Coun... »
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Equal pay was the hot topic of the day at the legislature Thursday. The issue was a hot item back in 2009. Its author, Rep. Barbara Norton from Shreveport, is back to ... »
