The Louisiana Legislature special session ended early. A dozen tough-on-crime laws tare headed to Governor Jeff Landry’s desk. He calls it a giant step forward.
Lawmakers are taking a short break from the budget, waiting to get final tallies on bills they passed in the special legislative session and steeling themselves for hearings to comb through the grim cut scenarios.
A Jefferson Parish lawmaker is urging Gov. Bobby Jindal to stop the state from using a set of uniform national standards for public school testing, called the Common Core.