Gov Jindal says there will be 3 specific bills to get Common Core out of Louisiana that will be proposed in the upcoming session. He says the plan would replace the PARCC test with one that has standards developed by Louisiana teachers and parents. Jindal says he wants a clear and transparent way to develop new educational standards.

There’s a new poll out showing 54 percent of people disapprove of Common Core. MarblePoint polled 1000 Louisiana residents using an automated phone survey. La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Common Core will be a passionate issue in the upcoming legislative session…:
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As far as Governor Jindal’s approval numbers go, only 28-percent of respondents gave him a positive rating.

Do you think Mike the Tiger should be going to LSU football games and stick to tradition? Mike VI did not go to any games last season. Paul Marks Jr. was III’s caretaker in the 60s. He says they would not feed their Mike on Friday’s to get him read for Saturday night and the vets said that was okay…:
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The comments were made on the Jim Engster Show. Mike VI says he doesn’t get into his cage on gamedays and he is not motivated by food.

State Police has released the name of the trooper who ran over an killed an Alabama truck driver in Madison Parish this week. They say it was Master Trooper Kenny Baker who was looking for 47-year-old David Watford when he ran over him accidentally. The crash is under investigation.