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Letters: Education panel shortchanged librarians

Por: The Advocate Opinion May 05, 2023

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If you are a politician and have been wondering why the average person would rather have a beer with a crate of rotting lettuce than with you, consider what happened at the Senate Education Committee hearing last week on Senate Bill 7, Attorney General Jeff Landry’s . Librarians from around the state traveled to Baton Rouge to testify against this bill, which would establish the precedent for later, more aggressive efforts by the state to... + full article



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