A former Pearl River High School Teacher has been arrested for inappropriate contact with students. 30-year-old Arianna Kadinger is facing 4 felony prohibited sexual conduct between educator and student and 4 misdemeanor charges. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office says they received a tip in early April and their investigation revealed text messages to two students containing inappropriate language and photographs.
Louisiana teachers in early childhood education are looking at reduced pay stipends in the budget that was passed in the House last week. The $24 million cut means the $2,000 stipends go down to $1,700. President of the Council for a Better Louisiana, Barry Erwin says lawmakers are aware of the ongoing teacher shortage and cutting their pay will most likely make things worse.
The legendary rock band, The Rolling Stones, had a memorable performance at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Thursday. Jeff Palermo has a recap…
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Giving Day was good to Louisiana Tech last month raising $1.96 million. LA Tech President Jim Henderson says they received donations ranging from five dollars to six figures from over 800 different donors. He says donations will go towards funding a variety of programs at the university.