A process that could lead to new public school education standards has been approved by both supporters and opponents of Common Core. Lake Charles Representative Brett Geymann, an opponent of Common Core, says under the proposed compromise, BESE will begin a comprehensive review of English and Math standards this summer and the process will also involve public meetings across the state…:
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A spokesman for Governor Bobby Jindal, who opposes Common Core, says they support this process moving forward but do not endorse the bill.

The latest Southern Media and Opinion Research poll finds that more Louisiana voters disapprove of Jindal’s job performance than they do the president’s…:
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Pollster Bernie Pinsonat says in the poll 42% rate the president’s job performance as positive while Jindal is at 32%.

In a 21-16 vote, the state Senate advances New Orleans Senator Ed Murray’s equal pay bill to the House. Eric Gill reports…:
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The Attorney General’s office says two former St. John the Baptist Parish Water Works employees were convicted Tuesday for covering up their failure to properly collect water samples from testing sites. The Department of Health and Hospitals later found a brain eating amoeba at those sites. 55-year-old Kevin Branch of LaPlace and 43-year-old Danielle Roussel of Paulina, both pleaded guilty to false swearing.