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Most teachers in East Baton Rouge Parish public schools will get a raise if the school board approves Superintendent LaMont Cole’s proposed budget. -
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Rather than add money to the budget, like in recent years, the governor is asking lawmakers to cut $168 million from schools’ budgets. -
Fateama Fulmore recently finished her first full school year as head of New Orleans’ public schools. -
Louisiana legislators passed two out of three bills aimed at reforming the Orleans Parish court system as the 2026 Legislative Session came to a close Monday (June 1), leaving the parish with two court systems, one clerk and potentially three fewer judges. -
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As redistricting heats up across the Gulf South, local Mississippi leaders discuss fears of what it could do to communities. -
With one week left in session two big items are left to be settled, the budget and a new congressional map. -
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