A record number of Louisiana high school students earned advanced placement college credits in 2016. State Education Superintendent John White says they’ve been working hard to raise expectations when it comes to academics. He says these scores prove that while we have a ways to go, students are just as smart and capable as any in the country….
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White says over the last 4 years, Livingston Parish is the most improved parish when it comes to students receiving college credits on their AP tests.

A small plane had to make an emergency landing in the median of Interstate ten near LaPlace. State Police Trooper Melissa Matey says the pilot experienced mechanical difficulties and had to make an emergency landing….
cut 13 (03) “…no injuries”
The interstate remained opened, despite the unusual scene of a small plane in the median.

Jury selection is underway in Calcasieu Parish for a trial in which the murder took place over 50 years ago. The investigation in Mary Horton Vail’s death was reopened after a Mississippi newspaper featured a series about the victim, as well as the disappearances of two other women who were close to her former husband Felix Vail. Legal analyst Tim Meche says those incidents could be discussed in the courtroom, if the judge decides it’s relevant….
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Meche says it’s trials like this, in which he wishes cameras were allowed in the court room.

A low pressure system in the Gulf of Mexico near the Florida coast could bring heavy rains to southeast Louisiana by the end of the week. ichael Hill with the National Weather Service in Slidell says the heavy rains should begin on Wednesday and flash flooding is possible…
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Meanwhile, in north Louisiana, a heat advisory that was in effect, was cancelled earlier today.