The state Department of Education announces Louisiana students showed improvement on the 2016 LEAP tests. Superintendent of Education John White says this year students improved in English and math with 38-percent achieving mastery compared to 33 percent in 2015.
White says unfortunately the results also show that many groups of students in our state are significantly behind their peers.
A new Washington Street exit will be built on I-10 in Baton Rouge, according to the Department of Transportation. Congressman Cedric Richmond says this is about more than resolving transportation problems. He says it’s about improving quality of life for the people of Baton Rouge.
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Medicaid will now cover mosquito repellant for pregnant women in an effort to fight against the Zika virus. The program allows doctors to prescribe mosquito repellant for women who are on Medicaid, and the pregnancy approved repellants are covered. The Department of Health urges women who are pregnant or who may become pregnant to always use mosquito repellant, because Zika can cause a baby to be born with serious birth defects.