The 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season predictions been lowered again by the Colorado State University forecast team. The latest report calls for five more named storms, two hurricanes, and one major hurricane. Lead author, Dr. Phil Klotzbach, says the primary reason for the below-normal season is the presence of a strong El Nino…:
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He says the probability of a major hurricane making landfall along the Gulf Coast is just 12-percent.

Terrebonne Parish deputies arrest a mother in Houma for allegedly leaving her 2-year-old unattended in a hot car at a car wash while she was inside. Major Malcolm Wolfe says they got a report about a small child walking alone in the parking lot…:
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The mother, 33-year-old Sumer Boudloche is charged with child desertion.

Public schools are set to re-open across Louisiana and it’s another year for the Common Core standards. The public has an opportunity right now to suggest what changes should be made with Common Core and a public hearing to discuss new standards set for August 19th. The president of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents, Hollis Milton, is one education leader who doesn’t’ want to see big changes with Common Core…:
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The department of education has a portal on its website that’s taking public comment on Common Core.