The state Department of Education has revised its plan to bring public schools in compliance with the Every Child Succeeds Act. Superintendent John White says the federal law will provide additional dollars to help students get a well-rounded education.

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Other plans include grading schools based on students’ academic growth and raising the requirements for schools to be graded an A school.

A Scotlandville High School student has been arrested after deputies say he fired a gun in a school hallway. East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Casey Rayborn Hicks says detectives took the juvenile into custody along with the weapon about 10 minutes after the shooting was reported.

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Hicks says no one was injured.

Brittney Spears’ niece is reportedly in stable but critical condition after an ATV accident in Tangipahoa Parish. Jeff Palermo has more…

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Two Cameron Parish men have been sentenced after authorities say they illegally collected more than 500 alligator eggs. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesperson Adam Einck…

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48-year-old Paul Canik and 25-year-old Christopher Trahan were both fined, and Canik’s egg collection privileges have been suspended for 18 months.