Angola State Penitentiary may begin housing detained immigrants in a currently unused part of the prison. According to the Advocate, Louisiana leaders and the Trump administration are in early talks to use the facility – possibly a wing previously known as Camp J which closed in 2018 due to its condition. Concerns have reportedly been raised over housing non-violent immigrants in the same facility as those convicted of violent crimes. And at least one interested party reportedly expressed concern over the conditions of Camp J.
A new school year begins this week and is bringing some new areas of emphasis. State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says more high school students will participate in internships as they expand work-based learning opportunities. Educators are also putting an emphasis on more structured physical education classes…
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Brumley says structured P-E classes will complement mandatory recess time for students between kindergarten and fifth grade.
In a first of its kind deal, B.J. Bell, the Voice of Grambling State’s World-Famous Tiger Marching Band has landed an NIL deal.
He signed with Monroe-based Attorney Eddie Clark and Associates. Bell and Clark both attended Carroll High School in Monroe.