Louisiana Politics

Bill aimed at COVID vaccine mandates clears state House

BY JESSICA WILLIAMS | Capitol News Bureau Editor

Anti-vaccine mandate bill: The state House this week agreed to prevent businesses that don't mandate COVID-19 vaccines from getting sued if their employees get sick, Meghan Friedmann reports. The proposal is one of several bills targeting vaccines lawmakers will consider this session.

$520 million?: One analyst says a plan to give Louisiana families public money for private school could cost taxpayers $520 million a year. State lawmakers advanced a bill to create that plan this week, Patrick Wall reports.

No more LEAP appeals: A state House panel this week advanced a bill to bar policymakers from reinstating an appeals process that let high school seniors graduate even after they failed state exams, Elyse Carmosino reports. The appeals caused a dustup among state officials last year.

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Numbers to Know

Louisiana has an AA bond rating

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That's up from the AA- bond rating it received in 2017

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The bond upgrade will save the state up to $100K in an upcoming $300M bond sale on April 9

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Source: S&P, State Treasurer John Fleming

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