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Fewer students, but more money for schools in Louisiana
By TED O'NEIL | THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR
Tue,06/29/21-3:33PM , 1,529 Reads
(The Center Square) – Mirroring the rest of the nation, public school enrollment in Louisiana has fallen during the COVID-19 pandemic, but schools in the state still will receive millions of additional dollars in funding.
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Edwards vetoes carrying concealed weapon without permit
By TED O'NEIL | THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR
Mon,06/28/21-6:39PM , 1,040 Reads
(The Center Square) – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry a concealed weapon in the state without taking a training class or obtaining a permit.
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Louisiana sends $1 million in unemployment checks to dead people
By TED O'NEIL | THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR
Mon,06/28/21-10:58AM , 1,009 Reads
(The Center square) – More than $1 million in state and federal unemployment benefits were sent to dead people in Louisiana over the past year.
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Louisiana state Sens. Jimmy Harris (left), D-New Orleans; Jay Luneau (center), D-Alexandria; and Ed Price, D-Gonzales, speak on the Senate floor in the final hours of Louisiana's special legislative session on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in Baton Rouge, La. Melinda Deslatte

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Louisiana removes PAC limits for candidates
By TED O'NEIL | THE CENTER SQUARE CONTRIBUTOR
Mon,06/28/21-5:42AM , 890 Reads
(The Center Square) – Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards last week signed a law removing a cap on how much money candidates for office can take from political action committees.

Senate Bill 4 takes effect Aug. 1.
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