The House Education Committee votes against BESE’s plan to institute an appeals process for senoirs unable to pass the LEAP exit exam. Teiko Foxx has more…
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Northwestern State has ended its football season and head coach Brad Laird has resigned. The Demons football program is grieving the death of junior safety Ronnie Caldwell. He was fatally shot two weeks at an apartment complex. No one has been charged in his murder, but one of teammates has been arrested for obstruction of justice.

Governor John Bel Edwards, the state transportation department and Amtrak have signed an agreement that will advance the return passenger rail service between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The governor’s office believes a passenger rail line between the Capital City and the state’s largest metro area could be an economic boost…
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That’s the governor’s spokesperson Eric Holl, who says infrastructure upgrades will begin next year and passenger service could start in 2027.

State Police Gaming Auditors says September was a record breaker for mobile sports wagering as nearly 249-million dollars was wagered, producing four-point-seven million dollars in tax revenue. Gaming Control Board Chairman Ronnie Johns says legalized sports betting has produced 60-million in tax revenues since it went live nearly two years ago…
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