Fewer public schools received an “A” grade while the percentage of schools that received an “F” went up, as school performance scores were released today. State Education Superintendent John White says the decline in schools that received an “A” is because Louisiana has raised the bar for what it takes to earn the highest grade.

Voter turnout in Louisiana for the November 6th election was 48-percent. Matt Doyle reports that falls in line with previous federal mid-term elections…
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For the third straight year, Louisiana has set a record for the number of children in foster care adopted by families. 912 kids in foster care found a home, up 18-percent from the last federal fiscal year. Department of Children and Family Services Secretary Marketa Garner Walters on whether they can break another record next year…
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D-C-F-S attributes the recent run of recored adoptions to extra support staff and more families adopting more than child.

Former All Pro wide receiver Dez Bryant is officially a New Orleans Saint after signing a one-year contract worth a reported 600-thousand dollars. Bryant at times was an off the field distraction in Dallas. But Saints Coach Sean Payton says…
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Payton says they’ll see how practice goes this week, before deciding if he’ll play Sunday at Cincinnati.