In light of recent mass school shootings across the country, BESE is calling on the state legislature to appropriate funding for trained school resource officers in all public schools to increase security. District 4 Member Michael Melerine says the Board is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for all students and educators is a priority.
The Board also requested that school systems annually report the total number of school resource officers to the Louisiana Department of Education.
It’s Easter weekend and while we’ll admit they are awfully cute, getting a baby chick and or bunny isn’t the best idea. Humane Society of Louisiana director Jeff Dorson says shelters and veterinarians see an influx of rabbits and chicks after the holiday that is surrendered and in poor health.
In many cases, Dorson says state wildlife has to retrieve them because owners abandon them in the wild and they are unable to fend for themselves.
Rare metals giant UCore will invest $ 75 million to build North America’s first rare earth metals separation and purification facility in Rapides Parish. UCore V.P. and Chief Operating Officer Mike Schrider says the plant will extract elements used in making electric vehicle motors, wind turbines, and numerous consumer goods. He says the raw ores will arrive via the port of New Orleans…:
Cut 10 (11) “…other elements eventually.”
Schrider expects the plant to be fully operational by 2027.
The LSU football team is just over halfway through their spring practice schedule and Offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock says he hopes to build on the progress his offense made last year and become one of the best in the SEC.
With nearly all of its starting core returning, the Tiger’s offense should be a strength for the team ahead of the 2023 season.