Nicholls State is launching a new program, called CROWN, aimed at helping young black men stay at college, and finish their degree. After reviewing information from last year, the university discovered that only 53 percent of African American men returned after their freshman year. In response the university created the CROWN program, pairing freshman with upperclassmen mentors. CROWN Administrator Sean Chadwell says there was a lot of enthusiasm for it.
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The US Department of Justice has teamed up with several state agencies to help ensure people with serious mental illnesses have the opportunity to live in a community setting. The agreement follows a review by the DOJ in December of 2016 that claimed the state was unnecessarily relying on nursing homes to serve people with serious mental illnesses. Executive Counsel for the Department of Health, Stephen Russo:
Researchers say the Gulf of Mexico “Dead Zone” off the Louisiana coast will grow to the size of Connecticut by the end of July, as part of its yearly expansion. LSU Professor Dr. Eugene Turner says Planting season fertilizers, and other chemicals are dumped every year into waterways that feed into the Mississippi River, eventually making their way down into the delta. Turner says it’s been going on for hundreds of years.
GOP House Delegation Chairman Lance Harris wrote a letter to Governor Edwards, in anticipation of the year’s third special session, calling on the Democrat to consider expanding the scope of the next session to more than just tax bills. Hes looking for reconsideration on a transparency measure known as Louisiana Checkbook, a reordering of the state’s calculations for expenditures, and is asking for the legislative auditor to have the authority to audit any state agencies financial records.