Money management, spending, credit, saving, and investing are just a few components that will be added to promote financial well-being for Louisiana high school students if state lawmaker Nicholas Muscarello has his way. Teiko Foxx has more.
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The state will allow Neuty, the pet nutria, to stay at a home in Jefferson Parish. Jeff Palermo has more…
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A bill filed for the upcoming legislative session would require high school juniors and seniors to complete a Financial Literacy course to graduate from high school and qualify for TOPS. The author of House Bill 103, Hammond Representative Nicholas Muscarello says this has been on his radar for some time.
The current curriculum requires students to complete at least four mathematics credits. Muscarello has been working with Superintendent of Education – Dr. Cade Brumley on the content components and says this will move students towards being fiscally responsible.
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The proposed law would be added as part of the qualifications for TOPS and TOPS Tech awards which apply to graduates of public and nonpublic schools. Muscarello says twenty-five states have already implemented this requirement in their curriculum and he’s hopeful Louisiana will be added to that list.
The legislative session begins on April 10.
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Baton Rouge Police says 45-year-old Derrick Perkins faces additional charges for his involvement with the Georgia businessman Nathan Millard who went missing last month and his body was found wrapped in plastic and a rug on March 6th. BRPD Sgt L’Jean McKneely says Perkins was already in custody on related charges of Access Device Fraud and investigators learned more about his involvement.
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Perkins is also charged with Simple Criminal Damage to Property for burning the car he allegedly used that night and Failure to Seek Assistance in Millard’s death.
Last week Perkins was arrested last week on other charges and never posted bail. McNeely says they believe Millard’s actions in the early morning hours of February 23rd resulted in his death.
McKneely says investigators believe Perkins was the last person to see Millard alive.
Toxicology results to determine Millard’s exact cause of death are pending.
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There appears to be a happy ending involving the story of Neuty the Nutria. Last week, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries attempted to take the wild animal away from a Jefferson Parish couple who had Neuty as a pet. But L-D-W-F spokesperson Ed Pratt says an agreement has been reached so that the nutria can remain with the family…
Several elected officials, including Lt Governor Billy Nungesser, said the state shouldn’t take the nutria away from the family. Pratt says the couple has applied for a permit which allows them to keep the animal under certain conditions…
Under state law, it’s illegal to possess a wild animal. But Pratt says L-D-W-F is making an exception in this case…
Details of the permit have not been released.
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The LSU women’s basketball program is headed to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2014. Angel Reese was dominant as she had 25 points and 24 rebounds and the Lady Tigers held Michigan to a season-low for points in a 66-42 win in front of a raucous crowd at the PMAC. Reese on the team’s defensive performance…
LSU needed a great defensive effort, because they only shot 35-percent from the field. But they made six three-pointers, three of them were made by Jasmine Carson. Coach Kim Mulkey told Carson to look for her shot
LSU will head to Greenville, South Carolina where they’ll play second-seeded Utah on Friday.