| BY JESSICA WILLIAMS | Capitol News Bureau Editor |
Lege revives tort debate: Louisiana lawmakers are reviving a decades-old debate over whether to limit large insurance payouts after accidents, less than two months after Gov. Jeff Landry batted down bills that would have done so. Alyse Pfeil and Meghan Friedmann have the story. Teacher ideas: Louisiana schools chief Cade Brumley has asked teachers around the state about for feedback on how to improve public schools, and will present those ideas to the state's top education board, Elyse Carmosino reports. Read more about the plans. Grain elevator: The collapse of an $800 million plan to build a grain export facility in the majority-Black community of Wallace drew sharp criticism from Gov. Jeff Landry, but praise from environmental justice advocates, Mark Schleifstein and Mike Smith report. |