Press release from Col. Rob Maness (ret.) December 12, 2014 As parents of a special need child, Candy and I are immensely relieved that come January Louisiana will have two US Senators fighting the attempted Federal takeover of Louisiana’s Education system known as ”Common Core.” Over the past year, I visited all of our states 64 …

Good points made by St. Tammany education leader Mary Bellisario in response to NOLA.com editorial: FACT:  For one thing, Common Core hasn’t been in the class rooms “5 years” as the editorial mentions more than once. Fact:  5 years ago Common Core hadn’t even been written.  Writing began in the spring of 2010, despite the fact that …

From Sen. David Vitter: No To Common Core, Yes To Rigorous Louisiana Standards, Testing, And Accountability Four months ago, I said that I supported strong standards like the Common Core standards Louisiana has adopted.  But I said that we had to put a lot more effort into ensuring local control over curriculum and course material, …

I’ve added a sample ballot and a guide to the constitutional amendments for the November 4th election.    

It’s a great honor to be chosen for this award. ACT! For America, a national security organization, has chosen to award State Representative Cameron Henry (R-Jefferson) with the National Security Eagle Award at their conference in Washington D.C. this Thursday, September 11th. Henry is to receive this award due to his success in reforming the …