The Council for a Better Louisiana is not happy with budget cuts to education being proposed by the House. They would mean a $24 million dollar reduction in funding for early childhood education and would reduce teacher pay stipends by $300. President of the Council for a Better Louisiana, Barry Erwin says lawmakers are aware of the ongoing teacher shortage and cutting their pay will most likely make things worse.
A Hammond man wanted in the stabbing death of a woman from New Orleans was arrested this week in Natchitoches Parish. 25-year-old Jerome Wilson is accused of killing 31 year old Carol Allen. Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office, Jimmy Travis on how Wilson ended up being arrested.
Cut 12 (10) “…roadside assistance”
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People will be talking about the Rolling Stonesappearance at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival for a while. 40-thousand fans were on hand to see the British Rockers perform a two-hour, 18-song set list on Thursday. President of New Orleans and Company Walt Leger says you would never guess frontman Mick Jagger is 80 years old
The LSU baseball tigers put on a show taking down top ranked Texas A-and-M last night six to four to begin a huge three game series. In other action, Louisiana Tech won its seventh straight last night, an 18 to 4 win over New Mexico State. Georgia Southern downed ULM 12 to 4, UNO edged Southeastern four to three, McNeese over Texas A-and-M Corpus Christi seven to three, while Nicholls and Northwestern State lost.