The state department of education released LEAP scores for this past school year and third through eighth graders maintained their previous overall mastery rate in math and science. There was a decline in mastery rate for eighth graders in both subjects. Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says high dosage tutoring sessions could help boost those scores…
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Brumley says falling math scores is an issue across the country.

The Saints held their first training camp practice today in Irvine, California, and running back Alvin Kamara participated, even though he’s looking for a new contract. There was speculation Kamara would not practice until he got a new deal, but the veteran says he did not want to get fined for missing practices
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Kamara is hopeful he’ll sign a new contract before the regular season starts in September.

The Boston Consulting Group is reviewing the State Department of Transportation to find ways to make it more efficient. This after Governor Landry issued an executive order to optimize operations. DOTD Secretary Joe Donahue….
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Donahue says they’ll present a plan to the governor and the legislature next year on how to make the state agency run more efficiently.

The EPA has awarded the city of New Orleans with 50-million dollars to pay for greenhouse gas reduction measures over the next five years. New Orleans Congressman Troy Carter says the dollars will go towards a Blue Bike expansion, an e-bike rebate program, the construction of bikeways and the planting of 75-hundred trees…
cut 11 (09) “…cleaner community”