WASHINGTON – Congress approved the RESTORE Act legislation Friday that will direct billion of dollars in BP oil spill fine dollars to Louisiana and the rest of the Gulf Coast states. The RESTORE Act was included in a multi-billion-dollar transportation … Continue reading
U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu says Louisiana’s top school board should hold a special meeting in July to hammer out state oversight rules for private and parochial schools that accept voucher students. “A gesture like this would assure the public that … Continue reading
State regulators refused Wednesday to allow Entergy Corp. to immediately charge its customers for about $63 million spent preparing to build another nuclear power plant at River Bend, near St. Francisville. Entergy, which had gone as far as to negotiate … Continue reading
WASHINGTON–Louisiana’s congressional delegation responded in parts with praise while Republicans pledged to push forward with a full repeal of the health care law. U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., said the Supreme Court affirmed accurately the law so the public-private health … Continue reading
“For them to have struck down parts of it would have been extremely problematic for all of us,” said Louisiana Hospital Association president John Matessino. “At least we now have a little clarity of what is going to be … Continue reading
Health insurance for more people through the Affordable Care Act will create an increased demand for services provided by the LSU hospital system, said LSU System Vice President Fred Cerise, a physician. With 63 out of Louisiana’s 64 parishes professional … Continue reading
WASHINGTON – The latest federal transportation bill compromise would take more than $650 million from Louisiana’s federal health care services dollars for the poor combined over the next two years. The nearly $3 billion total highways bill does direct billions … Continue reading
The state’s top higher education board gave the go-ahead Wednesday to all but two of Louisiana’s public colleges to raise tuition beginning in the fall. Only LSU at Eunice and Southern University at Shreveport did not meet the standards set … Continue reading
A new state law will allow students in C, D and F public schools to pursue all but one class outside of a traditional school setting, a state official said Wednesday morning. Ken Bradford, assistant superintendent for content, made the … Continue reading
Neither Baton Rouge Community College nor Capital Area Technical College did a very good job reporting student performance data the state’s top higher education board uses to determine whether schools can raise tuition, according to a legislative audit report released … Continue reading