The controversial tests tied to Common Core that were administered in the fall have been graded and results were released today. The scores showed that on average, 37 percent of students are at what the state says is the needed skill level in English Language Arts, while nearly 30 percent show mastery skills in mathematics. State Department of Education Superintendent John White says detailed results will be released in November…:
CUT 13 (10) “individual skills”
BESE will vote tomorrow on whether or not Louisiana will adopt the same skill scoring levels as other states, called cut scores.

Legendary Chef Paul Prudhomme was laid to rest today in New Orleans. Members of the restaurant business, family and friends all got together at St. Louis Cathedral Monday for the funeral. After the mass, a procession and second line marched from Jackson Square to Prudhomme’s K-Paul’s restaurant.

According to a recent survey, less than half of African American voters in Louisiana were in favor of removing Confederate monuments. The Clarus Research Group poll was conducted for news organizations. Pollster Ron Faucheux says he expected a larger number of black voters to be in favor of taking the statues down. He says voters are more certain about the Confederate monuments issue than they are about the governor’s race…:
Cut 11 (09) “monuments issues”
The poll shows 31-percent of African-Americans oppose the removal of the monuments.

As LSU prepares to take on fellow top 10 holder Florida on Saturday in Tiger Stadium, we learned today that starting Gator QB Will Grier has been suspended indefinitely. Apparently he tested positive for a performance-enhancing substance found in an over the counter supplement he got at GNC. The news comes ahead of a highly anticipated top 10 match-up between NO. 6 LSU and NO. 8 Florida.