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Louisiana House budget plan eliminates teacher pay raise, pays down retirement debt instead
The spending plan retains university faculty pay raise, reduces early childhood education slots.
The spending plan retains university faculty pay raise, reduces early childhood education slots.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee rejected a request from the Louisiana State Board of Nursing to remove a restriction on nurse practitioners that’s been in place since 1995.
Tax credits for pregnancies, adoptions and donations to crisis pregnancy centers are among the proposals filed by legislators this session.
Several initiatives have shown promise in improving water quality. But major investments and more personal responsibility among locals are needed.
Lafayette’s controversial Library Board will see two new appointments this month as council members fill a vacancy and vote on adding one of themselves to the board.
The Parish Council considers $500,000 for a new Mobile Health Unit while the City Council probes Guillory’s Heymann Center replacement plan.
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