East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore sent an email to local school administrators alerting them that police have seen an increase in possession of alcohol and intoxication among high school students at LSU home games. Moore says law enforcement agencies that provide security on LSU game days will increase their presence…
cut 9 (12) “…his future”
Meanwhile Governor John Bel Edwards is requesting university officials to review their hazing, drug and alchol abuse policies. Edwards does not want to see another student die as a result of a possible hazing incident…
cut 11 (11) “…redouble our efforts”
Last week, an 18-year-old fraternity pledge died in what officials believe was a hazing incident involving alcohol.
Sunday marks the 12-year anniversity of Hurricane Rita making landfall in southwest Louisiana. State Climatologist Barry Keim says nationwide it’s a forgotten storm, because of the destruction left behind by Hurricane Katrina, but Rita had higher maximum sustained winds and ….
cut 6 (10) “…18.7 feet”
Keim says Rita even re-flooded parts of New Orleans.
Governor John Bel Edwards and First Lady Donna Edwards encourages schools to participate in the school breakfast challenge to help reduce childhood hunger. The First Lady knows as a former teacher that if children have a healthy start to their day, it will lead to better results in the classroom…
cut 8 (08) “…so important”
Schools can register at Louisiana-school-breakfast-dot-org.