The Board of Regents’ effort to address food insecurity among college students has received a historic one-million-dollar investment from the Louisiana Legislature. Higher Education Commissioner Kim Hunter Reed says food is a critical part of a student’s ability to learn.
Cut 6 (08) “…supporting work.”
The reward for information leading to the conviction of the killer of a bald eagle in Vermilion Parish last December is now up to 20-thousand dollars. The biggest chunk comes from the Center of Biological Diversity, which is offering 13-thousand dollars. LDWF Corporal Stuart Guillory says others have chipped in.
Cut 4 (08) “…35-hundred dollars.”
The rest of the reward money consists of 25-hundred dollars from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and one-thousand dollars from Louisiana Operation Game Thief.
Students who need a little extra help with their homework assignments can turn to an online service provided by the State Library. State Librarian Meg Placke says while students can learn in class during the day, Homework Louisiana provides extra help at home at night.
Cut 12 (10) “…real live person.”
Homework Louisiana provides one-on-one tutoring from over four-thousand qualified teachers in nearly 200 subjects.
We’re hearing from the band director at Northwestern State at the time when Dolly Parton joined the band on the field at Turpin Stadium for a performance of her hit song “9 to 5” in the fall of 1988. Dolly was in Natchitoches that summer filming “Steel Magnolias.” Band Director Bill Brent says the band prepared for a long time for the special performance.