Another teacher from Destrehan High School has been arrested for allegedly having sex with a then 16-year-old female student. St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne says the information that the student and the teacher, 26-year-old Kimberly Naquin, may have been having a sexual relationship came from a family member of the student. He says Naquin’s bond is set at $75,000, with several conditions…:
CUT 13 (06) “regarding the case”
Naquin is the daughter of the St. Charles Parish School Board president.

It was a huge week for politics in Louisiana. John Bel Edwards was sworn in as the state’s 56th governor and President Barack Obama visited Baton Rouge Thursday. LaPolitics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says the fireworks got going before the governor’s inauguration when the state House elected New Iberia Republican Taylor Barras as its new Speaker…:
CUT 3 (07) “by the House”

Walmart announced today the company will be closing 269 stores worldwide, including 8 in Louisiana. LSU Marketing Professor Dan Rice says Walmart is trying to cut out the stores where they aren’t as profitable, like Walmart Express. He says the company has realized they need to start being smart about where they’re spending their money..:
CUT 6 (08) “next year”
Rice says 95% of the Walmart stores closing have another store within 10 miles in the United States.

The Louisiana High School Athletic Association will no longer divide its playoffs into divisions for public and private schools. They say that the return to the traditional 1A-through-5A format comes after a legal review found that the 2013 decision violated the organization’s constitution.