The executive director of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents Mike Faulk believes it’s time to end a mandate for juniors to take the A-C-T. Faulk says only students planning to go to college should be required to take the A-C-T…
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The Work Keys exam is less rigorous and is designed for those students who plan on entering the work force after high school graduation. Faulk says by requiring all juniors to take the A-C-T, it’s lowering the state’s average A-C-T score.

Scattered thunderstorms have entered the western side of Louisiana and most of the state is under a severe weather threat through tomorrow morning. Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness spokesperson Mike Steele says the southern half of state is under a flash flood watch…
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It’s believed tonight’s meeting about the new proposed 1-10 Calcasieu River Bridge is the last one for the public to add their input. Brooke Thorington has more
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Also in southwest Louisiana, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff deputies arrest a 14-year-old student at Starks High School who allegedly threatened to bomb a teacher’s home. An investigation revealed that the juvenile student had not taken any actions to carry out the threat. He’s been charged with communicating false information of a planned arson.