We now know why a 28-year-old woman from Honduras subimitted a fake birth certificate and passport in order to attend Hahnville High School as a 17-year-old student. St. Charles Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne…
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The 28-year-old and her 46-year-old mother have been charged with injuring public records.

The Louisiana Department of Education hosts its second annual school safety summit at the Raising Cane’s River Center in Baton Rouge today. Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says the even brings together school system leaders, law enforcement, government agencies and mental health providers to discuss best practices around school safety….
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Governor Edwards has signed into law legislation that would establish a system to track rape kits of victims taken at a hospital…
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Louisiana ranks 49th out of 50 states for overall child well-being, according to the Annie E Casey Foundation. Some of the key findings…35-percent of children in Louisiana have parents who lack secure employment and the percentage of children living in poverty is 27-percent, while the national average is 17-percent. Some positives, fourth grade reading scores are up and the percentage of high school graduates graduating on time has improved.