The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that three people have been arrested in connection with the overdose death of 26-year-old Lance Gordon. Michelle Southern has more…
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The full Senate has approved a measure that would require public school systems to promote the online homework assistance service which is offered through state and local libraries. Don Molino reports.
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The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office reports that three people have been arrested in connection with the overdose death of 26-year-old Lance Gordon. Lt. Clay Higgins says Gordon became extremely ill after allegedly being injected with a drug cocktail prepared by 29-year-old Jessica Stelly. He says then, instead of calling 9-1-1, Stelly called a couple of associates…
Higgins says Stelly, 27-year-old Stephan Godeaux, and 34-year-old Gene Dunbar brought Gordon to his home and left him on the sofa where he later died. Higgins says the three face some serious charges…
Stelly faces charges of second degree murder and obstruction of justice. Godeaux and Dunbar are each charged with negligent homicide and obstruction of justice. Higgins calls Gordon’s death a terrible loss of a young life and their hearts go out to his family…
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The full Senate has approved a measure that would require public school systems to promote the online homework assistance service which is offered through state and local libraries. The bill is by Napoleonville Senator Troy Brown who says parents have been having a hard time helping out with homework because the new standards have made it so challenging. He says many people don’t know there is help available…:
The bill now moves to the House for consideration. He says under this proposal, schools would have to include information about the HomeworkLA.org program in their handbooks…:
Brown says there is a disconnect between the state’s new curriculum standards and parents and this bill seeks to fill that void. He says Common Core has been a big change that some schools have had success with, but others continue to struggle…:
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It’s going to be a gorgeous weekend in Louisiana getting lots of folks out on the water and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announces tomorrow is Boating Education Lagniappe Day. LDWF spokesman Gabe Giffin says they will be hosting these boating education certificate events at 9 locations throughout the state…:
Giffin says anybody born after January 1, 1984 must complete a a NASBLA approved boating education course and carry proof of completion to operate a motorboat in excess of 10 horsepower. He says boating classes could last 6-8 hours so they’ve created these events to make it fun for families…:
Giffin says you can get more information online at wlf.louisiana/lagniappeday to find locations near you. He says completion of the course will result in the student being issued a vessel operators certification card…:
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The Saints picked up two players in last night’s first round of the NFL Draft. First, the Black & Gold selected offensive lineman Andrus Peat from Stanford. Peat was an A.P. second team All-American selection last season as well as an Outland Trophy finalist. Coach Sean Payton says Peat is a player he’s familiar with and felt fortunate he was available with the number 13 pick…
With their second pick in the first round, the Saints drafted inside line backer Stephone Anthony from Clemson. Anthony was a first team All-ACC selection last year. Payton says they did a ton of research on Anthony leading up to the draft…
Payton is pleased with how the first round of the draft unfolded for the Black & Gold and is looking forward to adding more players to the roster… (The Saints have the 12th pick in the second round.)
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