Civil rights organizations are urging school districts not to post the Ten Commandments in classrooms starting January 1st as required by a new state law. Alanah Odoms, the executive director of the ACLU of Louisiana, says Judge John DeGravelles (de-GRAVEL) was very clear in his ruling that the posting of the Ten Commandments in public schools is unconstitutional.
Attorney General Liz Murrill has argued that Judge DeGravelles’ order only applies to the five school districts named in the lawsuit where the plantiffs’ children attend school. That would be East Baton Rouge, Livingston, Orleans, St. Tammany and Vernon.
Two small earthquakes shook homes and businesses in northwest Louisiana yesterday. The largest quake was a 3.3 magnitude and the epicenters for both quakes were about 25 miles west of Shreveport. Scientists say the rumbling of the ground could be the result of fracking.
A record 119 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more during the year-end holidays. Sean Richardson has more.
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Fewer Louisiana teachers are leaving the profession. The Louisiana Department of Education’s Teacher Exit Data Report shows 13-percent of teachers who taught last school year left the classroom, compared to 15-percent the previous year. Deputy Superintendent of Education Jenna Chaisson (CHASS-on) says this is the second consecutive year of decline.