A Lafayette legislator proposes a bill that would require state high school students to pass a test equal to the civics portion of the US Naturalization Test. Scott Carwile reports…

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State Police say a mother and her unrestrained son were killed in a fatal crash in Lafayette Parish. They say 23-year-old Kristin Trimm of Arnaudville crossed the center line and collided head-on with a truck driven by 22-year-old Joey Stelly of Carencro. Trimm and her 7-year-old son, Branson Taylor, were pronounced dead at the scene. Stelly and another passenger in Trimm’s vehicle, 26-year-old Ronnie Touchet of Breaux Bridge, were taken to a local hospital with serious to moderate injuries. The investigation is ongoing.

A state judge dismisses a lawsuit filed by seventeen lawmakers that sought to remove Common Core from Louisiana’s public schools. State Education Superintendent John White says he’s glad the courts dismissed an attempt to force teachers back to the drawing board when there’s solid education standards already in place…

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Judge Tim Kelley says he dismissed the suit, because it should have been filed within two years after BESE approved Common Core in 2010.

A Bossier Parish man’s bond is set at three-million dollars after his arrest on child pornography charges. 60-year-old Robert Childs was charged with 300 counts of possession of child pornography and three counts of distribution of child porn. State Trooper Matt Harris says Childs faces up to 120 years in prison if convicted on these charges…

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He says during a search of Childs’ home, they found cameras that were recording houses in the neighborhood where children lived.