By Alden Ceasar, LSU Daily Reveille
In an attempt to change university Greek life culture, the LSU Task Force on Greek Life proposed possible policy changes in its first meeting of 2018.
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Bipartisan summit examines state redistricting process
By Natalie Anderson
Increasing concerns about Louisiana’s redistricting process and potential partisan gerrymandering have led groups like Fair Districts Louisiana to call on legislators to change the process before 2021.
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Riverboat casinos gain steam to expand gambling on land
By Joby Richard
The chairman of a gaming task force said Thursday (Jan. 25) it would recommend that the Louisiana Legislature allow riverboats to place slot machines on land up to 1,200 feet from the shore to generate more revenue and compete with casinos in Mississippi.
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‘Pay us back’: Concerns mount on proposed health care cuts
By Ryan Noonan and Mary Lagroue
As Eula Franklin chatted with other senior citizens at the Dr. Leo S. Butler Community Center in South Baton Rouge on Thursday, her cheerful mood began to dim as she discussed the possible repercussions of Gov. John Bel Edwards’ proposed health care cuts on the lives of her and her loved ones.
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Corrections official says budget cuts a ‘step backwards’ for criminal justice
By Paul Braun
Department of Public Safety and Corrections Secretary Jimmy Le Blanc said most parish jails would be unable to continue to house state prisoners if $40 million in cuts proposed in Gov. John Bel Edwards’ preliminary budget go through.
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State budget drops private schools entirely
By Devon Sanders
State Superintendent of Education John White said Tuesday the governor’s new budget would eliminate subsidized lunches and other reimbursements to private schools.
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Governor’s budget proposal grim for TOPS and state health services; state GOP is skeptical
By Katie Gagliano and Sarah Gamard
Baton Rouge’s rainy weather mirrored the gloom inside the Capitol Monday, as Gov. John Bel Edwards presented a 2019 doomsday budget with deep cuts in the popular TOPS college scholarship program and in state health services, saying he hopes they never go into effect.
Lawmakers upset over proposal to slash TOPS scholarship program by 80 percent
Jay Dardenne, Gov. John Bel Edwards’ commissioner of administration (left) and State Budget Director Barry Dusse answer questions about Edwards’ budget proposal yesterday.
By Ashley Wolf and Tryfon Boukouvidis
Gov. John Bel Edwards’ proposal to slash the TOPS college scholarship program by 80 percent to staunch an upcoming budget shortfall has raised concerns among both Republican and Democratic legislators and the nearly 49,000 students who rely on it.
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Before she was Miss Louisiana 2017, she was a journalist
Manship School News Service Statehouse Bureau Alum Laryssa Bonacquisti won the title of Miss Louisiana June 24. Â NOLA.com/Times-Picayune reporter Doug MacCash profiles Bonacquisti and her work in the Louisiana Statehouse last Spring.
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Barry Ivey’s back: No-show Louisiana lawmaker returns for budget vote
By Caitie Burkes
In spite of Rep. Barry Ivey’s request for an 11-day leave of absence from the Louisiana Legislature, the Baton Rouge Republican made an appearance in the House chamber on Wednesday (June 14) for a vote on House Bill 1, the $28 billion operating budgetfor the upcoming fiscal year. But he might not stick it out.
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