County Schools Supt. Justin Robertson ran into some friction Wednesday when he requested that the county up its percentage of the property tax that goes for schools.
Turnout averaged just more than 500 voters a day during first 3 days.
BATON ROUGE — Assumption Parish School's preschool coordinator was appointed Thursday to the state early childhood education commission.Rachel Dugas has been appointed to the Louisiana Early Childhood Care and Education Commission to help lead the state's early childhood care and education programs. “There is a position for the commission for only two representatives of high-performing community early childhood care and education networks, and Mrs. Dugas has been named to one...
Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel celebrated successes of 2023 while sharing goals for 2024 in his annual State of the County address. Wendel delivered his address at the monthly County Legislature meeting. He said the county is in a solid fiscal position, “Chautauqua County’s property tax rate stands at $6.91 per $1,000 of assessed valuation—a […]
A $31 million project to create addition to Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice Center.
BATON ROUGE — The Office of State Inspector General concluded that the Ware Youth Center, the Red River Parish youth detention center with inmates from across the state, to be "a safe and secure environment suitable to house juveniles who have entered Louisiana’s juvenile justice system" in a report released Thursday."During nine different visits to Ware, OIG investigators observed clean, safe and secure facilities and professional staff. Over the past three years, as part of its...
(The Center Square) – Voters in 13 legislative districts have been moved into new districts for 2024, following an unsuccessful request for a stay in the case of Palmer v. Hobbs. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denied the request in a ruling on April 2. The case is now back in the 9th District Circuit Court of Appeals. Last month, U.S. District Court Judge Robert Lasnik adopted a new Washington state legislative map to create a majority-Latino voting...
American society would be better served lighting up a giant cash bonfire than subsidizing modern higher education.
Duck stamps are collector’s items and raise funds to manage and conserve waterfowl in Maine to the tune of $13,000-$16,000 annually.
“And they just know when they call in they’re getting the best help in the world, I would say right here in Montgomery County. When they call us they know we help provide the resources they need. We’re going to help them anyway we can," says 911 Telecommunicator Derrell Buxton.
BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Ochsner Discovery Health Sciences Academy held a free spring festival and STEM fest Saturday in order to introduce children from Pre-K to elementary school to learning about STEM.The event took place at Baton Rouge Oschner's campus on South Harrells Ferry Road from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.It featured dozens of hands-on stations, along with games and free food. Organizers say today was an opportunity to give the young people of Baton Rouge a passion for learning."We partnered...
BERNALILLO COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – The county is looking for artists to submit ideas for a public art piece to enhance the Westside Community Center. The deadline to submit an application is June 14. "The art should represent the cultures, peoples, heritage, and/or landscapes of the South Valley," the county said in a press release. "The []