On the first night of the Democratic National Convention, a woman from Baton Rouge told the crowd at the D-N-C about her inability to get medical treatment while miscarrying because of the state’s near-total abortion ban. Kaitlyn Joshua was denied care in 2022….
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Republican Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murril says there’s nothing in the state’s law that prohibits emergency care for someone having a miscarriage or any emergency situation during pregnancy.

A report from the Public Affairs Research Council finds public school enrollment has declined by five percent over the last four years. PAR President Steve Procopio says the numbers are concerning…
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Procopio says a declining population and more parents turning to home schooling are two reasons for the decline.

The state is asking for expansion of harvest opportunities for black bellied whistling ducks. Sportsmen and farmers say these birds need to be better controlled and as they are showing up in larger numbers and earlier in the year and disappear before the regular season begins. LDWF Secretary Madison Sheahan estimates they cause 500-thousand to one-million dollars worth of damage to rice farmers every year…
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Sheahan says their letter to the U-S Fish and Wildlife Service asks for the ability to establish harvest opportunities during the early September teal season.

Governor Jeff Landry is in northwest Louisiana today. He’s set to speak at the Bossier City Chamber luncheon at 11:30 and then he’ll attend a ground breaking ceremony for the long awaited Jimmie Davis Bridge replacement project. That bridge connects south Bossier City and Shreveport.

The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) is considering State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley’s Let Teachers Teach policy package. Mel Bridges has more.

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43-year-ol Anthony Hughes was shot after a Spirit Night event on Monday behind Bossier High School football stadium. Hughes got into an altercation with some juveniles which led to a fight in the parking lot. The suspect, 32-year-old Marcus Kelly exited his car and shot Hughes. Kelly was arrested and transported to the Bossier Maximum-Security Facility where he was booked. An arrest warrant for Aggravated Criminal Property Damage is pending for Hughes upon his release from the Hospital and Kelly’s bond has been set at $305,000.

Public school enrollment in Louisiana has decreased for the 2024-25 academic year, according to a recent report from the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR) by five percent. The reduction in enrollment poses challenges for the state’s education system, particularly in terms of funding. Public schools on average has been spending more now than in 2019. PAR President Steve Procopio says that’s not a major issue now.

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Governor Jeff Landry and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Madison Sheahan have asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services to expand hunting opportunities for black-bellied whistling ducks.Black-bellied whistling ducks can currently be hunted during the regular winter waterfowl season, which runs from November to January. LDWF is proposing the black-bellied whistling duck season start as early as early September, since, according to Sheahan…

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The U.S. Supreme Court has sided with Louisiana’s injunction blocking the Biden administration’s expansion of Title IX to include gender identity. The Court rejected the Biden administration’s attempt to vacate a temporary injunction Louisiana sought immediately after the ruling. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill says the expanded Title IX rule is also an assault on free speech…

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A Baton Rouge took the stage at the Democratic National Convention last night…telling her story of being turned away from two hospitals because abortion was banned in Louisiana. Kaitlyn Joshua was one of three women who have been traveling the nation for the Harris For President Campaign on a Reproductive Rights Tour. Joshua said she retells her painful story to bring awareness to the direct impacts that overturning abortion rights has on mothers trying to access basic maternal health care.
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Public school enrollment in Louisiana is down five percent this year. According to a report from the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR) by five percent, the reduction in enrollment poses challenges for the state’s education system, particularly in terms of funding. PAR President Steve Procopio…

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State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley’s Let Teachers Teach policy package is being considered by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education which meets today and tomorrow. Dr. Brumley says the main points of Let Teachers Teach include explicit expectations for student discipline, allowing teachers more freedom over lesson planning, and reducing state-mandated teacher training…

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Louisiana Public school enrollment is down five percent for the 2024-25 academic year, according to a recent report from the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana. Sean Richardson has more.

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Big problem this morning in Vacherie after officials there say they’re dealing with a non-hazardous train derailment. It happened earlier this morning leaving LA Highway 20, just south of LA-18 shut down. No word on how long the clean up might take.

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The U.S. Supreme Court sided with Louisiana’s injunction blocking the Biden administration’s expansion of Title IX to include gender identity. The Court rejected the Biden administration’s attempt to vacate the temporary injunction, but Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill says the fight isn’t over.

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State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley’s Let Teachers Teach policy package is being considered by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education which meets today and tomorrow. Brumley says one of the goals of the new education policies is giving effective educators more freedom over lesson planning, as currently…

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A new report from the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana shows enrollment in public schools here has gone down five percent this year. PAR President Steve Procopio says several increased alternatives like charter and private schools, along with home schooling, population loss and Covid 19 have all contributed to the decline.

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Louisiana officials are looking to expand hunting for black-bellied whistling ducks in our state. Right now, these ducks can be hunted during the regular winder waterfowl season, which runs fro November to January. But LDWF officials are proposing the season for these particular ducks start as early as September. LDWF Secretary Madison Sheahan…

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The U.S. Supreme Court sided with Louisiana’s injunction blocking the Biden administration’s expansion of Title IX to include gender identity. Colleen Crain has the story.

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State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley’s Let Teachers Teach policy package is being considered by the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education this week. Brumley on how these policies allow a student to be removed from the classroom immediately when their behavior prevents instruction.

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Public school enrollment in Louisiana has gone down by fiver percent this year. That’s according to a recent report from the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR). The decline continues a trend seen in recent years, with fewer students attending K-12 public school. PAR President Steve Procopio says the numbers are concerning…

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The U.S. Supreme Court sided with Louisiana’s injunction blocking the Biden administration’s expansion of Title IX to include gender identity. Attorney General Liz Murrill sought the injunction just 13 minutes after the administration redefined the rule. Friday the Court upheld the temporary injunction that was granted in June. Murrill says for Louisiana schools and universities it means…

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The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) is considering State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley’s Let Teachers Teach policy package. Mel Bridges has more.

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Governor Jeff Landry and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Secretary Madison Sheahan have asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services to expand hunting opportunities for black-bellied whistling ducks. Sheahan says they’d like to either add the ducks to the existing teal season,

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Louisiana’s 57 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are in Chicago where they’ll formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee. New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter says the energy in Chicago is electric as every walk of life is attending the D-N-C…

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The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season is experiencing a lull due to the presence of dry, dusty air from the Sahara Desert, known as the Saharan Air Layer. It carries dust particles across the ocean, drying out the atmosphere and increasing wind shear, both of which are unfavorable for tropical cyclone development. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim says we’re moving closer to the peak of the hurricane season…

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Thanks to federal dollars, Louisiana is set to launch its largest broadband expansion in the history of the state. Jeff Palermo has the story…

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Authorities are investigating an offshore explosion on Saturday night in south Plaquemines Parish that killed one person, 40-year-old Joshua Nichols of Lake Charles. Sgt. Kate Stegall with Louisiana State Police says they got a call that a natural gas pipeline had exploded in a marshy area near Venice. Stegall says the pipelines have been blocked off, as one of them is still burning through the reserve natural gas in the line.

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