The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education approves a summer literacy program for third and fourth grade students who read below their grade level. Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says an end of the year screener will determine if a student needs 30 hours of literacy instruction in the summer…
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Brumley says if the student does not want to go to summer school, the parent and school can agree on another option including tutoring.

We’ve entered the fourth quarter of 2022 and the latest national survey from NFIB shows inflation and worker shortages continue to weigh on small business optimism. NFIB State Director Dawn McVea says it’s a battle for survival…
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Baton Rouge police have made an arrest in a fatal hit and run that happened late Saturday night, early Sunday morning. Lt. Don Coppola says the suspect is charged with felony hit and run driving.
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Coppola says Brister turned himself in. He is the son of former ULM and NFL Quarterback Bubby Brister.

Anglers who fish in the Gulf of Mexico say they’ve noticed more sharks and they are getting aggressive. Owner of Delta Marine Mitch Jurisch says many offshore fishermen are complaining about sharks taking a bite out of their catch…
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Jurisich believes federal protections of sharks have only allowed them to grow in numbers and those protections need to be revised due to the threat it’s now having on individuals and the fishing industry.