About 90 Bayou State first responders are on their way to the Carolinas to assist in what’s likely to be a significant natural disaster as Category Four Hurricane Florence is set to smash into the East Coast. State Fire Marshal Butch Browning says the crew, comprised of fire departments across the state, will be based out of Columbia, South Carolina.
A lawsuit claiming a catholic school’s hair policy in Jefferson Parish was discriminatory against black students has been dismissed after it was ended by their parents. This story received national attention after a video went viral showing a sixth-grader tearfully leaving the school after being told her hairstyle broke the school’s rules. Ciolino says the only reason to keep the lawsuit alive would have been to seek damages.
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A Slidell high school teacher is out of a job after making a racially charged comment on Facebook. Valerie Scogin made a post saying, in reference to African Americans that if they “want not to be stereotyped, tell people of color to quit acting like animals and perpetuating the stereotype.” Along with another commentary about Africans selling other Africans into slavery. The school district responded after the dismissal saying “this incident does not reflect our districts values.”