According to a CDC report, Louisiana’s average school start time for public middle and high schools is 7:40AM, the earliest in the country. Is this too early for kids? Sleep expert, Dr. David Thomas of the Neuromedical Center, thinks a little extra sleep could have a positive effect on kids…

cut 5 (09) “to an hour”

The report suggests early start times contribute to lack of sleep in teens, which negatively impacts their health and academic performance.

According to InsuranceQuotes-dot-com, it’s cheaper for teens to stay on their parent’s car insurance, rather than getting their own. Senior analyst Laura Adams knows many parents want to push their teens to be on their own when it comes to insurance but suggests making an agreement…

cut 11 (08) “lower rate”

Adams says it costs 26 percent more for young adults to get their own car insurance policy in Louisiana than staying on their parent’s.

The State Department of Education says nearly 30,000 comments were posted on its online portal about possible changes to Common Core in Louisiana. Chairperson of the standards review committee, Regina Sanford, says the work they’re going to do is very important for students and faculty in the state…

cut 14 (11) “move forward”

Sanford says BESE will make recommendations in March, which will then get legislative review and have to be approved by the next governor.

In an online study conducted by Only in Your State, the Calcasieu Parish town of DeQuincy was named the safest place to live in Louisiana. DeQuincy Mayor Lawrence Henagan says he is happy that his town of nearly 3,200 residents is a place with no violent crimes…

cut 7 (05) “very dedicated”

The study took statistics from the FBI crime reports in 2013 to rank the top 11 safest places to live in Louisiana.