Governor John Bel Edwards confirmed on his monthly call in radio show that Amazon is set to build a distribution center somewhere in Louisiana, but details are limited at the time. He says either way, it’s great news that the online retail giant is bringing a part of its operation to the state…:
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Edwards says he doesn’t know where the distribution center will be located, because there is still more than one site under consideration.

A Fordham Institute study finds 28-percent of public school teachers missed more than 10 days of work compared to charter school teachers at 10-percent. But Louisiana Federation of Teachers spokesperson Les Landon says traditional public school educators and charter schools teachers are not comparable…:
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He also says teachers in charter schools are often much younger than traditional public school teachers.

LSU’s star running back will not play on Saturday night against Syracuse. Jeff Palermo has more…:
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Kenneth Gleason accused of shooting and killing two black men in Baton Rouge, and shooting up the home of a black family, presumably because of their race, was not granted bond when he appeared before a judge on Wednesday.