The latest LEAP results show that 41-percent of fourth-grade students read below their grade level. That’s why Mandeville Representative Richard Nelson says he will bring back his legislation next year that would require third-graders to pass a literacy test before advancing to the fourth grade. Nelson says it’s imperative reading challenged students get the help they need…
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Nelson’s bill failed to pass in the final days of the legislative session”

We are seeing heavy rainfall across northeast Louisiana this morning. In fact a flood warning is out for Franklin, Morehouse, Richland and West Carroll Parishes until 9:15 tonight. The National Weather Service says four to eight inches has already fallen in this area and another two to five inches is expected.

The miniseries Five Days at Memorial is currently streaming on Apple TV. It looks back at what happened in the chaotic and frustrating days at Memorial Hospital in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The series is based on the book written by Sheri Fink…
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45 patients died during these difficult days.

According to the state department of transportation, 194 people were killed in Louisiana in traffic deaths during the first three months of 2022. That’s down slightly from the 202 who died in the first quarter of 2021. State Transportation spokesperson Rodney Mallett says efforts are underway to significantly reduce traffic deaths…
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