Under the proposal, school employees or volunteers would not be allowed to use a student’s preferred pronoun that differs from the gender listed on their birth certificate unless a student’s parent provides written permission. Even if a parent does provide permission, the bill would allow a teacher to ignore it based on religious or moral reasons.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
It’s the latest in a series of studies listing Louisiana as the worst or among the worst states in key quality of life areas.
Last week a WalletHub study concluded Louisiana is the worst state in America for working mothers, showing moms here are shortchanged on everything from pay to childcare. America’s Health Ratings from the United Health Foundation lists Louisiana as the worst state for women and children’s health.
Source: The Advertiser
New listings, meanwhile, in Lafayette Parish remain 23.8% behind last year’s total, which would put more buyers competing for a smaller pool of properties and keep prices from falling. This year’s total is on pace to be the lowest yearly total since at least 2018.
Source: The Advocate
A prosecutor from the Lafayette area accused in a hit and run on False River is scheduled to go to trial this fall as questions loom about the delay.A trial date is set for Chris Richard on Sept. 25, 2023.
Source: WBRZ
First Horizon and TD Bank have called off a $13 billion deal that would have formed America’s sixth-largest bank, adding to the turmoil sweeping the country’s regional lenders.
Caught up in the worst banking crisis since 2008, First Horizon (FHN)’s share price has plunged about 40% over the past couple months, falling well below the $25 per share that TD offered when the takeover was announced in February 2022.
Source: CNN
The goal of the program is to have more qualified, highly-skilled nurses enter the healthcare workforce at a time when Louisiana and the nation are facing a critical shortage, the university said in a release.
Source: The Advertiser
State lawmakers advanced two proposals Wednesday that would prohibit the use of certain language when referring to LGBTQ+ people.
Source: Louisiana Illuminator
Sgt. Justin Ortis was fired April 13 by Police Chief Rickey Boudreaux for allegedly violating departmental policies related to records, cell phone usage, internal investigations and insubordination. He is appealing his termination.
Source: The Advocate
Lafayette’s biggest party is so big, it can be overwhelming. Stick with us, friend. We’ve got the must-see’s covered for this year’s festival.
Two Louisiana state senators said the Legislature was hoodwinked into legalizing a consumable hemp product market with enough THC levels to make users high, likening it to recreational marijuana.
Source: The Advertiser
The change of ownership caught many of the residents by surprise, residents said, with some not finding out about the transaction until it was reported in The Acadiana Advocate.
Source: The Advocate
Dusty Guidry, who was arrested in 2021 on drug charges, is accused of creating two companies to accept bribes from four different “vendors” in a bill of information. The bill accused him of two counts of conspiracy, one count of bribery and includes a motion for forfeiture of assets. The court record shows he pleaded guilty to all counts on March 23, three days after the bill of information was filed.
Source: KATC
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