The Louisiana Community Technical and College System is launching an ambitious six-year plan where the goals are to double the number of gradudates and quadruple the number of students they send to four-year universities. L-C-T-C-S President Monty Sullivan says they’ll use the resources they have and spend them in a more targeted fashion to meet the state’s growing workforce needs…
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Officials say tens of thousands of workers will be needed to fill the number of jobs that are expected to be created over the next five to ten years.

LSU reports its freshman class this fall has the highest average ACT score and highest average grade point average in the university’s history. The school also says this is the most diverse student body they’ve ever had. President and Chancellor F King Alexander says LSU is doing a good job appealing to more students with more diverse backgrounds.

The Louisiana Attorney General’s office is encouraging parents of teenagers to be on the lookout for over-the-counter medicine abuse. The National Institute on Drug Abuse found that one in 25 teens use excessive amounts of over-the-counter cough medicine containing DXM to get high. Amanda Larkins, with the A-G’s office says parents need to be pro-active…
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A law was passed this year in Louisiana that bans the sale of D-X-M to minors.

The National Hurricane Center says this is the weakest hurricane season we’ve seen since 1983. There’s only been five named storms.