By Greg LaRose | Editor-in-Chief
“For all intents and purposes, the Constitution has been shattered.” – Mike Fitzgerald, 92, who emigrated from England to the U.S. 50 years ago and took part in Saturday’s “No Kings” event in Slidell. We also have coverage from demonstrations in Lafayette, Monroe and New Orleans. Read more below.
Carter Hart uses his Eye Gaze device to navigate on an iPad at his home in Baton Rouge. His family was the only one out of 43 in the 2024-25 school year to successfully challenge a Louisiana school district for not providing adequate special education services. (Photo courtesy of Kathryne Hart)
By Marta Jewson
In Louisiana, when a family and school disagree over how a student with special needs is being taught, it falls on the family to prove the school has failed to properly serve their child. State lawmakers are considering legislation that would dramatically change that power dynamic, flipping the burden to schools to prove a child has been properly served under state and federal laws, including the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act.
Damian Ch performs at the “No Kings” demonstration held Saturday on the Lafitte Greenway in New Orleans. (Greg LaRose/LAI)
By Louisiana Illuminator
Marches, concerts and gatherings took place in 11 cities in Louisiana, a decidedly Republican state that isn’t likely to see its power structure change in the upcoming congressional midterm elections. But that outlook did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of participants.
By Wes Muller
Barksdale Air Force Base has confirmed that multiple unauthorized drones entered its restricted airspace in Bossier Parish earlier this month. No further details were provided, such as the number and type of drones involved.
Boaters fish head out to fish the canals and wetlands just outside of New Orleans. (Elise Plunk/Louisiana Illuminator)
By Elise Plunk
Governors could be given more power over the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission, with more appointees who would hold their seats as long as the state leader stays in office, but the proposal doesn’t sit well with a leading wildlife advocate.
By Drew Hawkins, WWNO
Elected officials signing non-disclosure agreements is a new and emerging practice in Louisiana under Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration. Records obtained from Louisiana Economic Development show at least 50 public officials have signed an NDA since Landry took office. Not a single elected official signed an NDA with LED in the last four years of former Gov. John Bel Edwards.
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COMMENTARY
By Andrea Hagan
Baton Rouge endured the nation’s longest federal school desegregation order, from 1956 to 2003. Perhaps the courts believed society would be different 47 years later. Progressive, no longer captive to antiquated beliefs that cost communities opportunity, safety and shared investment. But even while schools were supposed to be desegregated, courts and lawmakers were making rules that let them become separated again.
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