The House Education Committee is scheduled to debate Alexandria Representative Lance Harris’ legislation that would replace the controversial Common Core education standards with one developed by Louisiana residents. Harris says Common Core has created chaos in the state’s public schools and it’s time to come up with a better assessment test and curriculum…

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Opponents of the measure say removing Common Core for another education curriculum is a wrong move for the state.

Two former St. John the Baptist Parish Water Works employees, 55-year-old Kevin Branch of LaPlace and 43-year-old Danielle Roussel of Paulina, were convicted for covering up their failure to properly collect water samples from testing sites where a brain eating amoeba was discovered. The Attorney General’s Criminal Division Director Kurt Wall says they appreciate all who helped in this investigation…

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Natchitoches Police have arrested two people accused of bank fraud. They say 41-year-old Michael Mayfield and 33-year-old Latasha Moffett allegedly cashed fraudulent checks, including checks from closed bank accounts. Authorities say the two stole more than $4000. The investigation is ongoing and police say more arrests are possible.

Researchers at the LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, including Dr. Nick Goeders, are working on a new drug that could possibly help cure addiction. Michelle Southern reports…

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