The State Department of Education has set up an online portal to accept comments from the public about Common Core. This is part of the extensive review process of the controversial English and math standards. Lake Charles Representative Brett Geymann, who helped set up this public comment period, says this lets anybody have their say:
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Those comments will be reviewed next month by teachers and experts who have been charged to provide BESE with possible changes to Common Core. Visit louisiana.statestandards.com.

Several media outlets are reporting the man who was previously convicted of second-degree murder in the death and dismemberment of Bourbon Street dancer Jaren Lockhart, is getting life in prison. Terry Speaks was last seen leaving a club in New Orleans with the victim along with another woman, Margaret Sanchez, before cops believe the two cut Lockhart up and threw the remains in the Gulf. Sanchez’s trial date has been set for December 7th.

The Avoyelles Parish Sheriff’s Office says a man shot and killed his 7-year-old daughter, then turned the gun on himself in an apparent murder/suicide. Sheriff Doug Anderson says they got a 911 call around 8:50pm Wednesday evening in reference to two bodies laying in a field in the Vick area…:
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Anderson says they determined that 28-year-old Ryan Recktenwald killed his young daughter and then killed himself.

The Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff’s office says a man has died after he tried to steal copper from a utility pole. Spokesman Chris Ivey says 51-year-old Jesse Jones III of Reeves was electrocuted while trying to yank down copper wire from poles near US Highway 165…:
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Jones was pronounced dead and three others were arrested on theft charges.