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Sen. Karen Carter Petersen, D-New Orleans, listens to Gov. John Bel Edwards address the joint session of the Legislature on the opening day of the second special session of the year. The night before she single-handedly killed a bill to allow juveniles who were sentenced to life without parole would have become eligible after serving 30 years in prison. Credit: Samuel Carter Karlin

Regular session ends with dramatic moment

Tue, 06/07/2016 - 3:35pm Harlan Kirgan

With three minutes left in the 2016 regular session, a life-and-death drama was unfolding on the Senate floor. Sen.

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Legislature: Final Action in the Senate and House

Thu, 05/19/2016 - 9:49am Harlan Kirgan

IN THE SENATE
Manship School News Service
The following bills have cleared both chambers of the Louisiana Legislature and now either head to conference committee to work out House or Senate changes or directly to the governor’s desk for his signing into law or veto:

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Budget-cutting trigger bill stalls

Thu, 04/28/2016 - 6:50pm Harlan Kirgan

A bill on the Senate floor Wednesday took aim at budget deficits and state funding as a $600 million deficit and an expected second special session to raise taxes looms on the legislative horizon.

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Cursive writing requirement advances

Thu, 04/28/2016 - 6:00pm Harlan Kirgan

The Louisiana Senate Wednesday unanimously approved a measure to require public schools to teach students how to write cursive.

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Teacher Retirement System opt-out proposal is dead

Thu, 04/28/2016 - 2:31pm Harlan Kirgan

A bill by Sen. Mack White, Jr., R-Baton Rouge, allowing K-12 employers to opt out of the Teachers’ Retirement System of Louisiana failed to gain Senate Retirement Committee approval Monday. It appears dead for the session.

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Regular session ends with dramatic moment

Legislature: Final Action in the Senate and House

Budget-cutting trigger bill stalls

Cursive writing requirement advances

Teacher Retirement System opt-out proposal is dead

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