For the fourth consecutive year, the Department of Education is reporting an increase in Louisiana public school and district performance scores. Superintendent Cade Brumley says beginning next year they will be measured using a straightforward scorecard that raises expectations for student performance.
Cut 9 (14) “…A-and-B category.”
We’ve had a very dry fall so far. 40-percent of the state is in a drought. State Climatologist Jay Grymes says drought conditions haven’t been this bad in the state in quite a while.
Cut 10 (10) “…November of 2024.”
The odds-on favorite to earn the head coaching job at LSU is Lane Kiffin according to Bookies-dot-com. Kiffin and Ole Miss Athletic Director Keith Carter are scheduled to meet this morning, and Christopher Boan (“Bowen”) with Bookies-dot-com says Ole Miss will pull out all the stops to keep Kiffin in Oxford. Bowen says the second highest odds for the job go to another SEC head coach, Eli Drinkwitz of Missouri.
Louisiana high school football playoffs are in their second round tonight. In Division Two, the Franklin Parish Patriots host the Lutcher Bulldogs. Spencer Verrett of the LHSAA Network says he could see either team making a run, but he expects the Patriots to come out on top.
Cut 14 (11) “…last year ended.”
Last year the Patriots’ season ended in the quarterfinals, losing 42-28 to Iowa.