After years of receiving “D” and “F” grades, Louisiana has received a “C” grade on R Street’s latest insurance regulation report card. Kace Kieschnick (KEESH-nick) reports the higher grade is the result of improvements to the state’s regulatory environment…
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Forty-two-thousand students in Louisiana took the ACT in 2024 and the average score was 17.7. The national average ACT score last year was 19.4. St. Tammany Parish had the highest average ACT score, followed by West Feliciana, Ascension, Vernon, Lincoln and Livingston Parishes.
Starting January 1st, Louisiana drivers can be ticketed for handling their cell phone while driving because of legislation approved by the Louisiana Legislature. It’s important to note that being caught handling a cell phone while driving will be a secondary offense, meaning that an officer will not pull you over for that offense alone. But if he notices a driver handling a cell phone while committing another moving violation that would be an additional fine. Triple-A’s Don Redman says after several years of trying to pass this law, it will finally go on the books on January 1st…
Seventh-five-year-old Loretta Wiley received her master’s degree in counseling and guidance with a specialization in human services at Louisiana Tech. In all, Wiley’s gap in her Master’s program lasted more than ten years. As such, while she was able to carry over a small handful of credit hours she had previously earned, she had to take most of her core courses over again.