The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education has approved new policies based on recommendations from Superinterndent of Education Cade Brumley. Brumley says one of the new policies will tighten student discpline, ensuring teachers have the right to have a student removed from the classroom when their behavior prevents the orderly instruction of other students…
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While speaking to the Monroe Chamber of Commerce, Governor Jeff Landry says the state Legislature appropriated 100 million dollars to increase the number of juvenile detention center beds around the state and state dollars will also be spent on ensuring juvenile offenders have access to the necessary resources for rehabilitation
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The Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources is creating an Offshore Wind Road Map to properly take advantage of offshore wind energy. Mel Bridges has more.
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A St. Tammany Parish judge has sentenced a Virginia woman to 35-years in prison as a result of a traffic stop on I-12 that resulted in sheriff deputies discovering four Fruity Pepples cereal boxes filled with nearly eight-thousand methamphetamine pills. Prosecutors say 32-year-old Precious Hicks was convicted on drug trafficking charges and she has a lengthy criminal history.