LSU President F. King Alexander is defending the university’s decision to use a holistic admission standards, in the wake of reports that 7.5 percent of the freshman class did not meet traditional GPA or ACT requirements. On Talk Louisiana with Jim Engster, Alexander said sometimes scores don’t tell the full story about a prospective student’s aptitude.
Previously the board of regents allowed for four percent of students to fall below the 3.0 GPA and 22 ACT requirement.
The Office of State Procurement voids a multi-million dollar contract that would have replaced the state’s aging voting machines. Louisiana’s chief procurement officer found flaws in how interim Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin selected Dominion Voting Systems. Political analyst Bernie Pinsonat says it may not look good for Ardoin, but it could be tough for opponents to capitalize on.
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About four thousand Entergy customers in southeast Louisiana may be experiencing some sticker shock at their latest bill. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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For the first time in a long time, much of the state will see low temperatures into the 50s tomorrow morning. Rob Megnia, with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles, says the summer heat has finally dissipated…