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 New Orleans Saints came away with three new players in rounds two and three of the NFL Draft. In the second round, the Saints selected All-American outside linebacker Hau’oli Kikaha from the University of Washington. The Black & Gold got two selections in the third round. They selected Mountain West Conference Offensive Player of the Year quarterback Garrett Grayson from Colorado State and cornerback P.J. Williams of Florida State. The draft wraps up with rounds four through seven today.

The full Senate has approved a measure by Napoleonville Senator Troy Brown that would require public school systems to promote the online homework assistance service which is offered through state and local libraries. 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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Brown says there is a disconnect between the state’s new curriculum standards and parents and this bill seeks to fill that void.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announces today 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. He says completion of the course will result in the student being issued a vessel operators certification card…

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