The Tangipahoa Parish Chapter of the NAACP is calling for the resignation of school Superintendent Mark Kolwe (Cole-Way). President Patricia Morris feels Andrew Jones was not allowed to walk on graduation night at Amite High because he was a black valedictorian, and not because he had facial hair…:
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In a statement, Kolwe says Jones was given multiple opportunities to shave before graduation but he did not comply with the rules.

Today, New Orleans sports officials will make their pitch to host the 2019 Super Bowl in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. CBS Sports.com NFL Insider Jason La Canfora says the city got great reviews following the 2013 Super Bowl…:
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Atlanta, Miami, and Tampa are the other cities competing against the Big Easy.

A head-on crash in East Feliciana Parish claimed the lives of 2 Mississippi men who were not buckled up. State Police say around midnight 39-year-old Julius Packnett was traveling south on LA 19 when, for unknown reasons, crossed the center line and collided into 39-year-old Adam McKey’s vehicle. Both drivers were not restrained and they both sustained fatal injuries.

Governor John Bel Edwards has a full day of events in Alexandria today. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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