Governor Jeff Landry expects Louisiana will continue to rise in the national rankings for K-through-12th grade public education. According to the latest U-S News and World Report, Louisiana ranks 40th. Landry says reforms and approved in the last regular session will lead to a higher ranking…
cut 3 (11) “…three years”
Landry says the state is putting policies in place that puts the parents in charge of a child’s education.

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Ascension Parish have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that puts Ascension Parish in charge of cleaning up a closed aluminum plant in Sorrento that’s allowing red dust to fly through the air on windy days. DEQ Secretary Aurelia Giacometto says the red dust is actually bauxite (bock-site) a waste product of aluminum production
cut 6 (05) “….solved overnight”
The cleanup could cost as much as 18-million dollars.

Ground has been broken on the long awaited Jimmie Davis Bridge replacement project. .
Cut 2 (32) “…I’m Mel Bridges.”

The Humane Society of Louisiana is seeking donations after it had to board and provide medical care for 26 dogs removed from a home in Bienville Parish that resulted in two people charged with multiple counts of cruelty to animals. H-S-L Director Jeff Dorson…
cut 15 (09) “…dollars easily”
Those wishing to donate can contribute on the Humane Society’s website.