This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1977
Page
6
The Louisiana House killed a proposal to make the BESE board appointive and also defeated an amendment to make the superintendent of education appointive. Rep. Alphonse Jackson said one of the two should be appointive to reduce politics. Two fee-increase bills to aid teachers and state employees pass, expected to raise over 30,000. Retirement bills consider actions to improve retirement finances.
The Louisiana House debated a bill allowing advertising of eyeglass lenses and frames with a second reading after a prior defeat. Proponents say it would lower prices while opponents warn of discounts from discount houses. Meanwhile a tax-break bill for Royale Airlines stalled in committee as lawmakers cited sales tax concerns for intra state commuter services.
New officers and charter members of the Northeast Louisiana Chapter of the Society of Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters were installed at the Ramada Inn. Guest speaker was Robert Bischoff of State Farm.
Baton Rouge legislators consider a resolution by Rep. Kevin Riley to fire any New Orleans hospital staffers who join a strike or slowdown at the 1700-bed state supported facility. The physicians warned of a July 2 slowdown unless pay raises and malpractice insurance are provided.
The Senate Finance Committee added about 5.6 million to the general appropriations bill and the governor aligned revenue estimates to leave 18 to 19 million for teacher and state employee pay raises. A 5 million unexpected tax income is cited. Separate moves include 200,000 for E A Conway Hospital repairs and 25 million in bonds for four-laning La 15 in North Louisiana from Gilbert to Interstate 20 at Rayville.
The Senate unanimously approved a bill to prohibit storage of nuclear wastes in Louisiana salt domes and sent it to the House for final action. The bill requires permission from the State Department of Natural Resources and House and Senate committees on natural resources before testing could occur. The legislature also debated a building trades mandate for vocational schools and a half cent sales tax for a sanitary landfill in Concordia Parish while Lt Martin Flores was named commander of State Police Troop G in Shreveport.
Louisiana Supreme Court weighs Public Service Commission challenge to a $263 million rate hike for South Central Bell. Justices study the case after two hours of arguments, with no ruling date set. The dispute centers on a March 11 order raising bills by 40 cents monthly, and the company seeks further increases while PSC insists the approval was improper.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.