HBCU
February 6, 2018
While state House leaders continue to struggle for consensus on how to deal with the state’s fiscal cliff, a bipartisan group of state senators is urging Gov. John Bel Edwards to move forward with a post-Mardi Gras special session.
Number of the Day
68 percent - The percentage of black students at LSU in 2017 who reported experiencing discomfort on campus due to comments about their race. (Source: LSU Campus Climate Survey via The Advocate)August 24, 2017
Sen. Bill Cassidy has said repeatedly that his latest health-care bill would “give power back to the states and back to patients.”
Number of the Day
3,835 - Number of young immigrants in Louisiana who have been granted temporary legal status under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA). (Source: U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services)March 6, 2017
Louisiana’s annual state budget is more than $29 billion when all financing sources are considered.