Former Governor Kathleen Blanco’s Katrina legacy may be complicated, but supporters say it’s hard to argue against what she was able to achieve in education during her one term. Before securing a thousand dollar pay raise in the last session, the last time Louisiana teachers got a raise was during the Blanco years. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin…
Before serving in public office Blanco was a Louisiana schoolteacher.
LSU’s Pennington Biomedical secures $16.4 million in funding to research how optimized nutrition can help soldiers maintain their physical and mental performance. Researcher Dr. Jennifer Rood says participants in the study will be paid $7,500.
Cut 9 (11) “…more military relevant.”
A forty year old cold case reopens after new evidence leads to the arrest of two men who allegedly kidnapped, raped, and murdered a young woman in 1980…
An autopsy will be performed today on the body of a woman that was found in a ditch in St. Landry Parish on Sunday. The body was found in the Beggs area about three miles north of Washington off of Highway 10 according to the St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office. There was no identification found and the body was too decomposed to release a photo.