CABL & LPB To Host Live Statewide Broadcast of Louisiana Gubernatorial Debate

The Council for A Better Louisiana and Louisiana Public Broadcasting are partnering once again to host a statewide televised debate in the Louisiana governor’s race. The forum will be held on September 28th from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and broadcast across LPB’s statewide network and in the New Orleans metro area through strategic partnerships. […]

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2023 State Elections Should Focus on Issues to Move Louisiana Forward

It may not feel like it just yet, but 2023 is an election year. So far, most of the attention has focused on who’s running for governor and, just as often, who is not. That will likely sort itself out soon, but once it does, the critical question has to be what the field of […]

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CABL Announces New Officers and Board Members

CABL has re-elected Shreveport attorney Malcolm Murchison as Chair of the organization for 2023. He will serve on CABL’s Board of Directors along with a slate of officers from across the state, steering the organization in its 61st year of service to Louisiana. “I am honored to serve another term as chair of CABL as […]

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The Advocate: Leadership Louisiana Leaves Participants With A Renewed Sense of Pride in the State

Leadership Louisiana will be celebrating it’s 35th anniversary next year, and we send our thanks to The Advocate for helping us kick that off with a great news feature on the program in Sunday’s paper. Yes, 35 years is a long time and that adds up to a diverse group of well over 1,400 alumni […]

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CABL Op-Ed from The Advocate: BESE Has Opportunity to Strengthen School Accountability

The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has an opportunity to enact new policies in the state’s accountability system that could dramatically improve the education outcomes of our students. We hope they do it. For the past two years, board members and the state Superintendent of Education have been studying changes to Louisiana’s accountability system. […]

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Election Day Is Tomorrow – Don’t forget About the Constitutional Amendments

Tomorrow is Election Day, which makes today the best time to arm yourself with information about the eight constitutional amendments on the ballot. In fact, when you get to the polls most voters will find the list of amendments longer than the number of candidates they have to consider. And while the ballot language for […]

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Last Day of Early Voting for November 8 Election

Louisiana has seven days of early voting, but it comes to an end today. If you’re still planning to cast your ballot before the 6 p.m. deadline, it’s a good idea to be prepared. This year there are eight constitutional amendments on the ballot. Some are straight forward, several are not, and all have some […]

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LA Largely Holds Its Own Compared to Other States on National Reading, Math Scores

The long-anticipated results of test scores from “The Nation’s Report Card” on student achievement were just released. It was the first detailed glimpse into how students in each state performed in the areas of reading and math since the pandemic. Scores were expected to tumble, and they did, but for Louisiana there was a silver […]

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What’s Up with the Amendments? A Close Look at Constitutional Amendment #8

This year there are eight constitutional amendments on the November 8 ballot. Some are a bit complicated, and all require a little homework before you cast your vote. To assist, we’re breaking the list into bite-size chunks. Leading up to the start of early voting on October 25, we will highlight one amendment every few […]

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What’s Up with the Amendments? A Close Look at Constitutional Amendment #7

This year there are eight constitutional amendments on the November 8 ballot. Some are a bit complicated, and all require a little homework before you cast your vote. To assist, we’re breaking the list into bite-size chunks. Leading up to the start of early voting on October 25, we will highlight one amendment every few […]

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