Nearly 30,000 comments have been collected on the State Department of Education’s online portal about possible changes to Common Core in Louisiana. Regina Sanford, chairperson of the standards review committee, says these opinions were collected from July 8th through August 5th…

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The comments came from 723 people and 23 percent of them were parents.

Are Louisiana schools starting too early in the morning? According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control, early start times contribute to lack of sleep in teens, which negatively impacts their health and academic performance. Sleep expert, Dr. David Thomas of the Neuromedical Center, says this information is nothing new…

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The report states that Louisiana’s average school start time for public middle and high schools, 7:40AM, is the earliest in the country.

The Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Morse man accused of having sexual contact with a 16-year-old. 25-year-old Travis Benoit allegedly made contact through social media and met the victim in an area parking lot where the incident took place. Benoit was booked into the Acadia Parish jail on a charge of carnal knowledge of a juvenile.

An online study conducted by onlyinyourstate-dot-com names the Calcasieu Parish town of DeQuincy as the safest place to live in Louisiana. Statistics from 2013 FBI crime reports show that DeQuincy had the highest population in the state with zero violent crimes. Mayor Lawrence Henagan says extra patrols at night help contribute to the safety of the people in the town on a larger scale…

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Henagan says he is happy that his town of nearly 3,200 residents is a place with no violent crimes. Rounding out the top five safest cities on the list are Blanchard, Golden Meadow, Berwick, and Haughton.