LSU will rename several streets on campus, including Raphael Semmes Road, which was named after a Confederate officer. Emelie Gunn has more….
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Three out of the four fatal crashes that took place during the Thanksgiving weekend were hit and runs. Jeff Palermo has more…
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Nearly 500 Louisiana educators will become the first mentors in a program designed to train new educators. Kelley Ray has more.
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LSU will rename multiple streets on campus, including Raphael Semmes Road, which was named after a Confederate officer. LSU Mass Communication professor Bob Mann says earlier this year, his students looked at street names and buildings that should be changed…
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Raphael Semmes Road will be changed to Veterans Drive. Mann hopes his students were able to accelerate this change. He says Raphael Semmes was only on the LSU facility for a few months after the Civil War.
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Mann says in reality, Semmes had almost no association with the university.
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The Louisiana Association of Non Profit Organizations will hold 24 hour campaigns in Baton Rouge and Acadiana urging people to give to their favorite non-profit organization during Giving Tuesday. LANO’s Director of Business Development Emilie McBride says their hope is that people open their hearts and donate…
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Give Baton Rouge raised over 53-thousand-dollars for 96 non-profits in it’s inaugural year. This year, they are adding Give Acadiana to join them on Giving Tuesday. McBride says this day goes deeper than just raising money. It helps to increase the community’s awareness of nonprofit agencies and their work…
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McBride says it’s open to any non-profit agency that is in good standing with the Secretary of State’s office. She says it’s easy for anyone to become involved in Giving Tuesday…
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During the Thanksgiving weekend, State Police investigated four fatal crashes, the same number as last year. Sgt. Jared Sandifer says typically fatal crashes around this time are a result of drunk driving or not wearing a seat belt but this year it seemed like the common theme was hit and runs…
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In Slidell on Saturday, 48-year-old Larry Kellett allegedly hit a bicyclist, removed him from his windshield and fled the scene. Sandifer says on Friday night, a pedestrian was hit in St. John the Baptist Parish while walking across US 61 and police are still investigating.
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Sunday morning in Winn Parish, a 21-year-old fell out the bed of a pickup truck and was killed. LSP are still searching for the driver and vehicle. Sandifer says hit and runs are becoming more common…
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Starting this week, nearly 500 Louisiana educators will begin training to become mentors to future teachers. This is the first step in a three-year effort to train at least 25-hundred public school teachers. Assistant Superintendent for Talent Hannah Dietsch says nearly 500 veteran educators were nominated by their local school systems to participate in the mentor training program…
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Dietsch says the mentors will receive professional training on how to train new teachers, who will participate in the a year long residency program so they are better equipped to handle their own classroom…
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Dietsch says they picked participants with a track record of proven success to become a mentor representing 68 school systems statewide. The training sessions will be held in several locations, including Baton Rouge, New Orleans, Lafayette and Shreveport…
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Mentors will begin training aspiring teachers starting in July 2018.
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With his 347 yard passing performance in the victory over Texas A-and-M, LSU’s Danny Etling became the fifth quarterback to throw for over 2,000 yards in multiple seasons. Jeff Wickersham, Zach Mettenberger, Toddy Hodson and JaMarcus Russell are the others. Etling is glad he ended up at LSU, after losing his job as the starter at Purdue…
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In 12 games this season, Etling has thrown for 2,234 yards, 14 touchdowns and just two interceptions. The 5th year senior says says he learned hard lessons about turnovers while at Purdue…
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Etling was the last LSU player to come down victory hill outside of Tiger Stadium before the regular season finale. He went on to have one of his best games. The Indiana native says he wanted to soak it all in
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For U-L Lafayette to be bowl eligible this season, they’ll have to go on the road and beat one of the best teams in the Sun Belt Conference. The Ragin Cajuns will visit Appalachian State this Saturday for a 1:30 kickoff. Coach Mark Hudspeth says
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The Cajuns could have become bowl eligible last Saturday, but Georgia Southern upset UL Lafayette 34-24. Hudspeth says they were without some key players because of injuries, but they should play this Saturday….
cut 20 (21) “definitely help”