Governor Jindal announced his intentions to remove the controversial Common Core education standards from Louisiana with three pieces of legislation that will be heard in the upcoming legislative session. But BESE President Chas Roemer says it makes no sense to turn back now…

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Jindal announced that he wants to replace Common Core with an education standard and assessment test developed by Louisiana teachers and parents.

The IRS says there are about 22,000 Louisianians who did not file a tax return in 2011 which amounts to potential refunds of up to $21.4 million dollars. Spokeswoman Lea Crusberg says tax payers only have until April 15th to file their 2011 return to get their refund or else that money will go into the US Treasury…

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Crusberg says the average potential refund in Louisiana is $693.

A new study from the University of Texas Health Science Center links drinking diet sodas to increasing waistlines in senior citizens. The study followed seniors for nine years and found that waistlines increased by more than 3 inches in those who consumed diet sodas every day. LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center registered dietician, Cathy Champagne, says this study was not a controlled study…

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This study wasn’t designed to prove whether diet soda had a direct cause to weight gain, but did find an association. While the study doesn’t prove a direct connection with diet sodas and a bigger waist, Champagne says consuming in moderation will always be your best bet.

Governor Bobby Jindal calls eliminating Common Core a top priority in the upcoming legislative session, but education leaders plan to fight his efforts. Scott Carwile has more…
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Jeremy Alford, with La-politics-dot-com, besides the budget, Common Core will be the most passionate topic that lawmakers discuss when the legislative session begins April 13th…
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A survey of one-thousand Louisiana resident from Marble Point Polling found that 54-percent of respondents disapprove of Common Core.

A former caretaker of a previous LSU mascot is upset the current live mascot doesn’t go to LSU football games anymore. Michelle Southern has more…
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A Natchitoches man faces hate crime and battery charges after he allegedly grabbed a woman’s buttock. Police Captain Chris Payne says 35-year-old Roderick Rachal is a repeat offender…:
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Payne says it appears that in each case, Rachal targets a specific race and gender which is why he also is charged with hate crimes.

Just as some 316-thousand students are taking the Common Core tests this week, Governor Bobby Jindal announces a plan to remove Common Core from Louisiana’s public schools and replace it with a plan and test developed by Louisiana teachers and parents. He says his son -who is in fifth grade–like many children–have their own take on the tests…
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Jindal says the plan will be presented to lawmakers in the upcoming legislative session next month.

While drivers enjoy low gas prices, the plummeting price of crude is starting to take its toll on the oil industry — with layoffs happening here in Louisiana. In the past few months, about a thousand oil industry jobs have been lost, according to the Louisiana Workforce Commission. State officials say they are optimistic that the losses will be temporary.
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A Natchitoches man is under arrest for simple battery and hate crimes after an incident at a local business. Thirty-five-year-old Roderick Rachal (rah-Shall) was booked shortly after a female victim told officers a man she did not know grabbed her buttocks…
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That’s Natchitoches Police Captain Chris Payne.

A former caretaker of LSU’s mascot Mike the Tiger wrote a letter to a Baton Rouge newspaper expressing concern over the live Tiger’s increasing lack of appearing in the stadium during home football games. Mike the Sixth did not go to a single contest last season. Paul Marks Jr. says they never had this problem back in the sixties…
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On Mike the Tiger’s Facebook page, he tells fans a Friday fast doesn’t motivate him to get in the cage on gamedays.

This afternoon, Governor Bobby Jindal announces a plan to remove Common Core from Louisiana’s public schools and replace it with educational standards and a standardized test developed by Louisiana teachers and parents. He made the announcement as a several lawmakers stood by his side, including Alexandria Representative Lance Harris…
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There are three different bills that make up Jindal’s plan to replace Common Core. The governor says his eight-year-old son who is in fifth grade, is like many children, who are frustrated with the “Fuzzy Math” questions.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today the oyster season will close just after sunset of Friday on public seed grounds east of the Mississippi River and north of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet. LDWF officials say the remaining oyster resource is in the best interest in overall oyster conservation.
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A Natchitoches man has been arrested for simple battery and hate crimes after an incident at a local business. Natchitoches Police Captain Chris Payne say thirty-five-year-old Roderick Rachal (rah-SHELL) had been arrested multiple times in the past for similar incidents. In each case, Payne says Rachal targeted a specific race and gender…
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He says a female victim told officers that a man she did not know grabbed her buttocks.

There’s a new state-wide poll that shows 56-percent of Louisiana residents support an increase in the state’s cigarette tax. La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford thinks the tax will pass in the upcoming legislative session, although there will be some questions that come with it…
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That poll also revealed Governor Bobby Jindal with a 28 perent positive rating.

Governor Bobby Jindal announces a plan to removed Common Core from Louisiana’s public schools and replace it with educational standards and a standardized test developed by Louisiana teachers and parents. He says the plan will be presented to lawmakers next month for the new legislative session…
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The announcement coincides with 316 thousand students in the state who are taking Common Core tests right now.

The drop in the price of oil is being seen in a new lease sale today at the Mercedes Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Regulators report only 195 bids for new oil and gas leasing were placed off the coast of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. That’s the lowest amount since 1986, when there were only 129 bids offered.
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A new statewide poll show residents support for higher cigarette taxes, but the numbers for Governor Bobby Jindal, who proposed the idea-along with other cuts, are not so good. Only 28-percent of respondents gave him a positive rating. LA-politics-dot-com Publisher Jeremy Alford says he’s not convinced of that…
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Still, he says, that’s not even close to where the governor was 7 years ago.

Last November Mike The Tiger Six made a post on Facebook letting fans know that his trainers practice with him all summer to get into the cage, but now he refuses to do so on gameday, and is not food motivated. Former caretaker Paul Marks Jr. says back in his day their Mike wasn’t in a 5 million dollar enclosure.
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Marks was caretaker from 1963 to 1965.

Gov Jindal says there will be 3 specific bills to get Common Core out of Louisiana that will be proposed in the upcoming session. He says the plan would replace the PARCC test with one that has standards developed by Louisiana teachers and parents. Jindal says he wants a clear and transparent way to develop new educational standards.

There’s a new poll out showing 54 percent of people disapprove of Common Core. MarblePoint polled 1000 Louisiana residents using an automated phone survey. La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford says Common Core will be a passionate issue in the upcoming legislative session…:
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As far as Governor Jindal’s approval numbers go, only 28-percent of respondents gave him a positive rating.

Do you think Mike the Tiger should be going to LSU football games and stick to tradition? Mike VI did not go to any games last season. Paul Marks Jr. was III’s caretaker in the 60s. He says they would not feed their Mike on Friday’s to get him read for Saturday night and the vets said that was okay…:
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The comments were made on the Jim Engster Show. Mike VI says he doesn’t get into his cage on gamedays and he is not motivated by food.

State Police has released the name of the trooper who ran over an killed an Alabama truck driver in Madison Parish this week. They say it was Master Trooper Kenny Baker who was looking for 47-year-old David Watford when he ran over him accidentally. The crash is under investigation.

A new statewide poll by MarblePoint Polling shows support for higher cigarette taxes, but residents do not approve of Common Core or Governor Bobby Jindal’s job performance. Eric Gill reports…:
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State Police say a former detective with the Ville Platte Police Department has been arrested on multiple charges. Authorities say Nathanial Savoy, who also owns a roofing business, was allegedly spotted on surveillance video stealing roofing materials from a local business. He was reportedly in a police unit when the crime was committed.

A Natchitoches man is facing hate crime and battery charges after an incident in which he is accused of grabbing a woman’s back side. Police Captain Chris Payne says 35-year-old Roderick Rachal is a repeat offender…:
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Payne says it appears that in each case Rachal targets a specific race and gender which is why he also is charged with hate crimes.

Gas prices appear to be remaining steady and at least dropping a bit. The current statewide average for a gallon of regular is now $2.24 down a penny from the day before and a little over two cents lower than last week.