With the defeat of Amendment 2 at the ballot box, the question now becomes - what will become of teacher pay? The amendment would have converted stipends of $2,000 dollars for teachers and $1,000 dollars for support staff into permanent pay increases. It will take $200 million dollars to keep salaries at their current ...

Parents can now see how taxpayer dollars are being spent on public education. State Treasurer John Fleming and Baton Rouge Senator Rick Edmonds unveiled the Louisiana K-12 School Transparency Project Portal, a website providing financial data on public and charter schools. "It has every budget, every expenditure. ...

Governor Landry has ordered a temporary hiring freeze for the executive branch of state government. In a statement, Landry's office says the goal is to save $20 million dollars in the general fund. In a statement, Landry's office says the upcoming fiscal year's budget was prepared using a standstill approach, removing ...

Experian has teamed up with LSU women's basketball star Flau'jae Johnson to help relieve 5 million dollars of consumer debt for 5,000 families in Louisiana. Christina Roman with Experian says the partnership is perfect since Experian and Johnson both promote financial literacy. "So, given that Louisiana is where s...

A warrant has been issued for a Slidell man after investigators say he forced his way into a home and assaulted a woman. Lieutenant Suzanne Carboni says St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's deputies responded to the home U-S Highway 190 East, learning that 52-year-old Tyrone Mercadel had kicked in the door and attacked the wom...