Even though Governor Bobby Jindal didn’t make it to tonight’s prime time debate, his face will still be seen on Iowa TV stations during this evenings telecast. Jeff Palermo has more….
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The Louisiana AARP is hosting a forum today in Baton Rouge but one gubernatorial candidate will not be attending. Scott Carwile has more….
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The Louisiana Department of Education announces high schoolers achieved a record number of scores on A-P exams. Emelie Gunn has more….
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Governor Bobby Jindal is in Cleveland today getting ready to participate in a debate involving the second tier Republican Presidential candidates. Jindal did not poll well enough to get invited to the prime time debate featuring the major candidates on Fox News. But a super PAC supporting Jindal has paid for a commercial to run in Iowa during the prime time debate. Political Analyst Bernie Pinsonat…
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Pinsonat says Jindal can’t compete with the front-runners right now so he is spending a lot of his time in Iowa. He says using Jindal’s money there is his best approach to raise his numbers to get into future big debates.
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Pinsonat says the smaller debate is still a time for Jindal to get good national exposure. He says the trick for Jindal is he will need to mention topics that catch attention and get him remembered.
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The Louisiana AARP is holding a governor’s forum today in Baton Rouge but US Senator David Vitter is the one major candidate out of the four that will not attend. Political Analyst Clancy Dubos says the closer we get to the election, the more important it is for all the candidates to attend forums.
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Dubos says Vitter is missing the chance to talk to likely voters because this particular forum is aimed at senior citizens, who are the most chronic voters in the country. He says although Vitter is in the lead, that doesn’t mean he’ll stay the front-runner.
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The State Troopers Association is hosting a forum on Saturday and all four candidates are expected to attend. Dubos says he won’t be surprised if Angelle, Dardenne and Edwards use Vitter’s absences to their advantage.
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The Louisiana Department of Education announces that high school students in the state earned more than 13-hundred more qualifying scores on Advanced Placement exams in 2015 than 2014. Superintendent John White says this is a 20 percent increase in A-P test scores, which are the nation’s most challenging academic assessment given to students across the country.
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A-P exam scores are transferable to most colleges in the country. White says the growth is due to an increase in kids deciding to participate in rigorous A-P courses. He says this is an 89 percent increase in scores from 2012.
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White says African American students have also greatly improved with nearly 215 more qualifying scores this year than 2014. He says he’s very proud of the great strides these kids are making in academics.
cut 12 (12) “146 percent”
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According to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, a 23-year-old man was arrested after driving through two fences and on to the runway at the Louis Armstrong airport in New Orleans. Colonel John Fortunato says they sent officers to the scene after receiving a 911 call that there was a vehicle on a live runway.
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The man was identified as Kaleb Clement from Paulina. Fortunato says luckily there were no planes on the tarmac during the incident. He says Clement ran after seeing airport personnel coming toward him.
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Fortunato says Clement is charged with one count of hit and run driving and one count of driving with intoxicated. He says this could’ve ended much worse.
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The LSU Tigers begin fall practice today and head coach Les Miles says quarterback is the one position most unsettled. Anthony Jennings and Brandon Harris will spend the next month competing to be the starting QB when the Tigers kick-off the season on September fifth against McNeese State. Miles says there’s enough talent around the quarterback position for that person to succeed…
Cut 16 (17) “whoever he is”
Jennings missed most of the summer, because he was suspended for an arrest, where the criminal charges were dropped. Defensive back Dewayne Thomas was also arrested with Jennings, but Miles made it sound like that both players will NOT be suspended for the season opener
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During the first few days of fall camp, veterans will participate in the morning workout, while freshmen and selected veterans will go through drills in the afternoon. Miles anticipates a good number of freshmen getting on the field this year…
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