BATON ROUGE (AP) — Testimony in a Baton Rouge trial challenging Gov. Bobby Jindal's statewide voucher program has ended, with
final arguments from lawyers planned Friday.
The last witness in the case was Valerie
Evans, whose 11-year-old son has been in the New Orleans voucher program
that was
the predecessor to the newly-created statewide program. Evans
talked of her inability to afford private school tuition without
the state covering its cost.
Judge Tim Kelley heard testimony over Wednesday and Thursday and asked lawyers to give him their final pitches Friday.
After Thursday's witnesses, Kelley backed off his previous statement that he expects to rule by the end of the week on whether
the voucher program is constitutional. He said he was unsure when he will make his decision.