On Thursday the House of Representatives passed its version of the state budget. In doing so it made major changes to the spending plan proposed by the governor and supported by many in the Senate, setting up a possible showdown in the weeks to come. That, in itself, is nothing particularly new, but this time […]
The 2023 regular session of the Louisiana Legislature is underway, and it should be interesting. There will be a lot of discussion about money because there is a lot of money to spend, but also debate about taxes and other issues around state finances. This is a “fiscal session” which occurs in odd-numbered years. As […]
Teacher pay raises are back in the news. The governor presented his plan to increase salaries for educators. BESE took a slightly different approach. And now, some lawmakers are wondering if everyone is asking for too much. That sets up another interesting discussion on an important topic when the legislative session kicks off next month. […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
