Jefferson Parish
Louisiana’s Taxpayer-Funded Public Employee Contracts Could be Opened to Public Scrutiny
Rep. Tony Ligi (R-Metaire) would like for taxpayers to have a seat at the table when public employee [...]
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Value-Added Teacher Evaluation Divides BESE Candidates, Draws Union Opposition
Test scores that measure the progress students make each year will now be used as part of a new [...]
Read moreLouisiana Remains on the Receiving End of Washington D.C.’s Worst Regulations
Louisiana is beset with some of the most economically damaging regulations that flow out of Washington [...]
Read moreAutomated Speed Cameras Face State-Wide Ban
As Louisiana municipalities struggle to mend their financial straits, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu [...]
Read moreAnother Victory Over Red-Light Cameras
Due process won a victory in New Orleans last week. A civil court appeals judge threw out a traffic [...]
Read moreCommentary: Traffic Cameras Not the Answer for New Orleans
NPR reports on a public backlash in Arizona against the state’s use of highway traffic cameras, similar [...]
Read moreTaxing Fun
Louisiana Representative Robert E. Billiot, a Democrat from District 83 in Jefferson Parish, recently [...]
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