3:30 LRN Newscast Aug 2

3:30 (15) 6:30 (18) 9:30 (20)

 

LEAP scores have improved for a second year in a row for Louisiana students. Scores are up two points from 2022 which equates to 33-percent of students are performing at the mastery rate or higher. Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says high school students improved in five out of six subject areas…

Cut 5 (13)  “…with a three percent increase.”

Seventy-five percent of Louisiana school systems improved during the 2022-23 school year.

In Franklin Parish, 8-year-old Alli Glass is being regaled as a hero, after saving her grandfather’s life when he was pinned beneath a four-wheeler in a canal. She knew to prop his head up to keep him from going under and ran for over half a mile barefoot to get help in the dark. Franklin Parish Sheriff Kevin Cobb the 83-year-old is extremely thankful and proud of Alli’s bravery.

It’s another scorcher in the Bayou State. State Climatologist Barry Keim says a dome of high pressure continues to plague the southeast and it’s keeping moisture from the Gulf from cycling through and bringing showers to cool things off. He says it’s a rut and the only thing it’s going to do is push hot air down towards us.

Cut 13 (12) “…case scenario.”

Heat advisories after expected to continue through the week.

Bass pro-Jake Ormond sets a state record for the largest longnose gar that he caught on Bayou Bartholomew. Once he reeled it in, he started making calls looking for a nearby scale. He found the biggest cooler he could, put it in ice and headed to Farmerville…

Cut 8 (12)  “…inches long.” 

For a picture of his catch visit Louisiana Radio Network.