A Ville Platte Senator wants to give families of 19 and 20 year olds the ability to let their kids purchase alcohol legally. Matt Doyle has the story.
35 future State Police cadets will graduate as part of the 97th Louisiana State Police Cadet class today. Sgt. Jared Sandifer says the class was one of the smaller ones in recent memory. They started with 49, but it’s still a very good success rate with 71 percent of the class graduating…
Sandifer says this is the second class they’ve graduated in recent months. But he says they are still hiring and looking ahead to a 98th class in the near future…
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A heated exchange between legislators took place during a Senate Education Committee meeting. New Orleans Representative Joe Bouie was discussing a bill placing a moratorium on charter schools and what Tulane University research showed. He said charter schools disciplinary programs are cruel and that many persons aged 16 to 24 are either out of work or not attending a school.
After calling for an audit of these charter schools, Senator Conrad Appel went on a tirade telling Bouie he was trying to make this a racial issue…
Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson will be laid to rest today. The 90-year-old died last week from flu complications. Saints Administrative Director, Jay Romig, along with Pelicans General Manager Dell Demps and Head Coach Alvin Gentry will stand behind the casket. Sports stars Drew Brees, Anthony Davis and Coach Sean Payton will serve as honorary pall bearers. Romig says the service gets underway at noon at St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter….