The disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico is now officially Tropical Storm Francine. The National Hurricane Center says on its current path, Francine is slated to make landfall between Vermillion and St. Mary parishes at around seven Wednesday evening as a Category One hurricane. Meteorologist Joe Rua with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles says there’s enough time and the sea surface temperatures are warm enough for this storm to strengthen to that level.
A hurricane watch is now in effect for nearly the entire Louisiana Gulf Coast.
The State of Louisiana is awarded a 70-million dollar grant to help students become stronger readers. The money will be used to serve schools which are either chronically failing, have a high teacher turnover, have a growing number of English learners or to high schools with low graduation rates, among other potential criteria.
The Louisiana Department of Education is expanding its tutoring program through the Steve Carter Literacy Tutoring Program.
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In light of the deadly school shooting in Georgia, Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans is reminding you of an anonymous reporting tool it’s partnered on with Safe Schools Louisiana. Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans CEO Darlene Cusanza (kuh-SANS-ah) says there are many ways that students can report safety concerns.