Tags: Louisiana

Decisions state wording does not allow student funding to be directed to nonpublic schools

A good chunk of money went to people who were currently in prison

Allows public school teachers to provide "supplemental textbooks"

The prison is now closed

Even lower than the president's

Was the House speaker pro tem, arrested by the county sheriff's office

Challenge over whether funds can be used for private schools

Louisiana governor wasn't hurt

But wants to end state sales tax

Voters approved extending tolls for 20 years by a 36 vote margin, but provisional ballots did not include the local races

Business as usual down there

Corruption charges, of course

Part of wider tax reform plan

Ah, neighbors

One of the changes announced for the 2013-2014 year

Convicted in 2010 of shooting man outside strip mall in 2005

Helps avoid public records laws