The governor’s office says Bobby Jindal plans to sign the three bills that have been described as a compromise in the battle over Common Core. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin is pleased Common Core education standards will stay in public schools…
cut 12 (10) “Common Core”

The St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s office says a teenager from Opelousas tragically lost her life after a tree fell on top of her car. Spokesman Lt. Clay Higgins says the incident happened around 2pm Tuesday and they presume there were strong storms in the area when 17-year-old Gaberielle Lajack was backing out of her own driveway…:
CUT 9 (08) “at that time”
Lajack was pronounced dead at the scene.
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With the legislative session set to end on Thursday at 6 PM, lawmakers are rushing to come up with a budget that Governor Bobby Jindal will sign. LaPolitics-dot-com Publisher Jeremy Alford says all major negotiations are occurring behind closed doors…
CUT 6 (10) “conference committees”
Even prominent members of the legislature have no idea how the session will end up.

New Orleans Police say a man is dead after his truck crashed through a parking garage and fell to the street. Paul Colce, an eyewitness, says he was standing at Camp and Poydras streets when he heard the sound of glass breaking…
CUT 3 (07) “five stories up”
He says it’s a miracle nobody else was hurt. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.