Louisiana standardized test scores for third- through eighth-graders stayed essentially flat this year: 69 percent of those students scored at or above grade level compared to 68 percent last year, according to results …NOLA Local News · 14 hours ago
Alcohol use is another leading cause of boating crash accidents and fatalities. The penalties for boating while intoxicated, or BWI, are the same those for driving while intoxicated on the road. Anyone cited for a DWI on …Alexandria Daily Town Talk · ByScott Rogers · 27 minutes ago
Journalists in Louisiana say the bill is clearly unconstitutional, but that won't stop it from becoming law: After the Senate vote, it headed to Gov. Bobby Jindal's desk for his signature. "It's one of those tricky areas …Mother Jones · ByGavin Aronsen · 18 hours ago
Lawmakers have worried about the impact on the state's free college tuition program called TOPS, which covers the full cost of tuition for students who meet certain academic benchmarks and test scores in high school.WWL-TV · 15 hours ago
Longtime college track and field coaches Gary Stanley of Louisiana Tech and Northwestern State’s Leon Johnson ... “We have a lot of athletes who play football and go out for track. There’s a lot of interest in the sport …Delaware Wave · 16 hours ago
while strengthening requirements that operators have to provide assistance to residents in the event of a sinkhole or other natural disaster. On Monday, Jindal said he'll be reviewing Texas Brine's permits to determine if they …NOLA Local News · 11 hours ago
Old black-and-white photos ... Bayou Dupont, a 450-acre marsh that had been open water. The CPRA master plan does include $20 billion for marsh creation projects like that. But the agency and the scientists who devised the plan maintain that Louisiana ...National Geographic · 5/16/2013
Baton Rouge, La — The percentage of Louisiana students scoring at the Basic level or above on standardized tests grew one point in grades 3-8, with 69 percent of students ... The state-run Recovery School District in …fox44.com · 4 hours ago
NEW LLANO — A Louisiana-based restaurant chain has agreed to pay more than $100,000 in back wages to 135 chefs and servers following a Labor Department investigation. The department said Tuesday that its …The Daily Advertiser · 7 hours ago
The infighting within the Louisiana Republican Party that has marked this legislative session night be taking a turn for the worse today as its Executive Director circulated an email with the title, "LAGOP Responds to Unpreceden ted Government Intrusion".Bayou Buzz · 16 hours ago