State Education Superintendent John White says public schools are moving forward with Common Core education standards after a judge lifts the Jindal administration’s suspension of the contracts for the tests tied to Common Core. White says it’s time that we focus on the welfare of the student…

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Despite the ruling, Commissioner of Administration Kristi Nichols is still concerned a legal contract is not in place to give out the PARCC exam.

Incumbent US Senator Mary Landrieu and her main challenger, Republican Congressman Bill Cassidy, have officially signed up for the US Senate race during the first day of the three-day qualifying period. Landrieu, who’s been in office for 18 years, says this campaign is about leadership…

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Cassidy says it’s important to remove Senator Landrieu from Congress so the GOP can regain control.

A former LSU football player awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to three counts of attempted second degree murder in a 2011 shooting at a truck stop casino in Port Allen. Demetri Robinson, a tight end on LSU’s 2003 National Championship team, entered his plea yesterday. Assistant District Attorney Tony Clayton his office offered no deal to Robinson for his guilty plea…

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The sentencing hearing is scheduled for November 5th.

The National Hurricane Center is watching two disturbances in the Atlantic. Forecasters give one of the tropical waves a medium chance of developing into a named storm in the next 48 hours and models show that area of low pressure heading towards the Caribbean. State climatologist Barry Keim says a developing El Nino weather pattern has suppressed tropical activity…

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NOAA has predicted there’s a good chance we’ll see a below normal season.