Between 2007 and 2017 Louisiana lost a net 28,000 college-educated residents. UL Lafayette Professor of Economics Gary Wagner conducted the study and says that’s bad news for the state because you need college-educated workers to power a modern economy.
Dating back to 2000, a net 88,000 college-educated people migrated away.
The Louisiana Association of Educators says Superintendent of Education John White’s resignation is a good opportunity to find a new leader for K-12 that has long-time experience in the classroom, as opposed to a limited run directly educating. President Tia Mills says the state needs to find someone who cares about all the state’s schools.
Cut 10 (07) “…low rated schools.”
White has served in his role since 2012.
President Donald Trump officially qualifies to be on the Louisiana Republican primary ballot for the April 4th primary. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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50-year-old Taurus McQuarn of Alexandria was killed in a hit and run crash this morning on US Highway 165 by an unknown vehicle. Police are now hunting the person behind the crash, who did not stick around to provide McQuarn aide after striking his bicycle, causing him to be ejected.