Legislation that would make kindergarten attendance mandatory continues its steady march through the Legislature, this time clearing a second Senate committee. Proponents argue there’s a lot of research showing the benefits of early childhood education, but Turkey Creek Senator Heather Cloud is concerned parents could end up in jail they decide not to send their child to kindergarten…
A propane tank explosion at a crawfish boil in Krotz Springs over the weekend results in four victims needing to be airlifted to hospitals. St. Landry Parish President Jessie Bellard says the explosion occurred after one person at the party took a propane tank into a nearby shed and was trying to adjust a setting on the valves…
one victim suffered burns to a third of their body and is expected to have a long road to recovery.
A bill to give school systems the option to for year-round school awaits debate in the House. Brooke Thorington has more.
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Five LSU students and their instructor will make history next year when their radiation detection device is included in the IM-1 lunar mission. The team worked with private partners to develop a detection device that could survive on the surface of the moon and detect potentially deadly galactic radiation ahead of the restart of manned missions.