Supermarket Liquor Bill Faces House Hearing Today
In Baton Rouge the House Education Committee planned to hear a bill prohibiting supermarkets from selling liquor. Authors Lyons and Causey argue the aim is to curb teen access by restricting liquor permits to beverage sellers, while Rep. Schwegmann opposes, saying the measure unfairly targets grocers and leaves other outlets with liquor licenses.
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Baton Rouge
UPI
House Education Committee
A. J. Lyons
Calcasieu Parish
Gordon Causey
Tangipahoa Parish
John Schwegmann
Jefferson Parish
Schwegmann
Lyons
Governor May Sign Teacher Retirement Bill
Governor McKeithen is expected to sign a bill advancing teacher retirement benefits by about a third. The measure, approved 37-0, would raise the retirement income calculation from 1 to 2 percent of the five best years’ pay and lift teachers’ contributions from 6 to 7 percent, with state funding adjusted to keep the system actuarially sound.
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News Star Legislative Bureau
Baton Rouge
John J. McKeithen
House
Edward LeBretton
New Orleans
Senate
B. B. Rayburn
Bogalusa
Ellen B. Moore Speaker at Monroe Quota Club
Ellen Bryan Moore registrar of State Land Office Baton Rouge will be principal speaker at the Monroe Quota Club meeting at the Holiday Inn starting 7 p.m. The event is open to all and reservations can be made by calling Mrs Taunton Veazey at 323-5141 before noon Thursday. Moore chairs the Governor's Commission on the Status of Women in Louisiana.
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Ellen Bryan Moore
State Land Office
Batton Rouge
Monroe
Holiday Inn
Taunton Veazey
Pension and relief bill approved in West Monroe
The Senate unanimously passed a bill creating a fireman pension and relief fund with a board of trustees to provide for pensions for disabled firemen the widows and minor children and dependent parents of deceased firemen. The measure goes to the governor for signature.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
West Monroe
District Court Sessions Light and Guilty Pleas
Judge Mack E Barham presided over a brief Fourth District session. Thomas L Brady of West Monroe was fined 300 for driving under the influence. Ervin Norman Miller and Alma F Taylor were fined 25 each for traffic violations. Judge Jesse S Heard heard two felony pleas. Raymond Tucker pleaded guilty to simple theft and Roger Straughter pleaded guilty to simple burglary, both remanded for pre sentencing investigations set for June 17.
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Mack E. Barham
Fourth District Court
Thomas L. Brady
Hinkle St
West Monroe
Ervin Norman Miller
Route 4
Monroe
Alma F. Taylor
Jesse S. Heard
Raymond Tucker
Route 2
Columbia
Roger Straughter
19Th St
Car plummets from seawall. 11 escape unharmed in Galveston
A car plunged off a seawall in Galveston and landed upside down 15 feet below yet all 11 occupants escaped serious injury. Police said the crash followed a collision with another car, whose three occupants were only scratched. The second car remained on the street.
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LUCKY
Cotton Market Expansion Is Urged Here
Cotton leaders heard major expansion potential for the rug market at a Bayou DeSiard Country Club meeting led by J. H. Williams of Natchitoches, head of the state unit of the National Cotton Council. He urged more promotional activity and research, citing a 755000 bales growth target needing 688000 acres and noting cotton’s funding gaps versus synthetics in research.
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Bayou DeSiard Country Club
J. H. Williams
Natchitoches
National Cotton Council
Williams
Year Without Summer Snowfall Marks 1816 Event
In 1816 ten inches of snow fell across New England signaling the infamous year known as the year without a summer. The event reflected the broader cold and crop failures associated with the period, altering local life and historical memory of New England winters.
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New England
Adcock Seeks Monroe Residents Off Ouachita School Board
Sen. Ja mar Adcock of Monroe introduces a constitutional amendment to remove Monroe residents from Ouachita Parish School Board. Current Ward 3 and 10 members who live in Monroe stay until term end. vacancies to remain in areas outside city limits until incorporation. He argues city residents are not parish taxpayers and calls it a step toward cooperation and two better school systems. The measure requires two-thirds Senate and House approval and a November vote.
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Baton Rouge
Jamar Adcock
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Adcock
John McKeithen
Senate
House
West Monroe
Former Site Of State School To Be Returned
The Ouachita Valley Vocational Technical School property in West Monroe is set to return to the Ouachita Parish School Board. A Louisiana House resolution authorized the transfer by a 99 to 0 vote. Land donated by the school board became unused after a new vocational school opened. Rep. George Wood of Monroe handled the bill.
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Baton Rouge
Ouachita Valley Vocational - Technical School
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana House
George Wood
Monroe
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