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The Louisiana Department of Education will continue strengthening its special education systems following a 2024 review conducted by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs through its Differentiated Monitoring and Support process. The review examined how Louisiana administers programs under the federal Individuals with Disabilities

Louisiana voters will consider five proposed amendments to the state constitution during the May 16 election. The election was rescheduled from April 18 under Act 1 of the 2025 First Extraordinary Session. Full legal texts are published in this edition; below is a summary of each proposal. Proposed Amendment No.

Built in Avoyelles, Investing in Avoyelles: Why Local Banking Still Matters Across America, locally owned banks are becoming increasingly rare. Many communities now rely on financial institutions headquartered hundreds—or even thousands—of miles away with no knowledge or personal interest in the local community. Avoyelles Parish, however, still has

Second Chance Job & Resource Fair Set for April 22 in Alexandria United Way of Central Louisiana, through the Louisiana Prisoner Reentry Initiative (LaPRI), in partnership with the Louisiana Department of Corrections and the City of Alexandria, will host the 2026 Second Chance Job & Resource Fair on Wednesday, April

State launches new online portal for Public Health Records The Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Public Health has launched a new online system allowing the public to easily access Engineering Services records. The Records Information Management System (RIMS) enables users to search, download and share documents such as