Three out of every four high school graduates in Louisiana in 2024 graduated with college credits or industry certifications already in hand. Tristan Denley, the deputy commissioner for academic affairs and innovation at the Louisiana Board of Regents, says while the vast majority of dual enrollment courses were taken in academic fields, almost 20-percent took courses in career and technical fields.

Cut 11 (12) “…be an electrician.”

Do you think you have what it takes to be a Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement officer? If so, now’s your chance to join the force! Stephen Clark, the superintendent of the enforcement division of LDWF, says applications are now being accepted for the department’s 38th enforcement academy.

Cut 3 (06) “…through December 22nd.”

Clark says about 35 applicants will be chosen for the academy, which will begin in late March.

A state lawmaker is worried about the future of LSU Health Shreveport. The LSU Board of Supervisors has approved major organizational changes that include giving the Baton Rouge campus direct oversight of operations at its research institutions. Shreveport Senator Thomas Pressly is concerned LSU Health New Orleans and Pennington Research Center in New Orleans will get more of the research grant dollars.

Cut 14 (08) “…aspect of things.”

With firefly populations at historic lows, the Town of Jean Lafitte has reached out to the LSU AgCenter to work on a plan to re-establish firefly populations in the Wetland Trace boardwalk trail. LSU AgCenter Entomologist Aaron Ashbrook says fireflies provide benefits to the ecosystem.

Cut 6 (09) “…for our gardens.”

Part of the plan involves planting 375 native plants within a 15-hundred-square-foot area.