A Louisiana Tech student from Alexandria is being hailed a hero after helping lead 14 young campers to safety during deadly flash floods in central Texas. Emma Foltz, a counselor at Camp Mystic near Kerrville, acted quickly as rising waters flooded cabins on July 4th. Louisiana Tech President Jim Henderson says he couldn’t be prouder.
Cut 4 (10) “…Louisiana Tech students.”
The United Cajun Navy is in Texas helping with the search and rescue operation in the Texas Hill Country, where more than 100 people have been killed in flash floods. So far, United Cajun Navy searchers have found 11 bodies. Vice President Brian Trascher…
Cut 7 (12) “…to be there”
An invasive species of ants not native to the U.S. has been detected in Louisiana. A colony of the Asian needle ant was detected in East Baton Rouge Parish last month. Aaron Ashbrook, an entomology professor at LSU, says the species is a native to Japan and China and it’s been in the U.S. since the 1930s…
Cut 14 (15) “…given its proximity.”
The Asian needle ant’s sting is more painful than that of the fire ant.
Ascension Public Schools retained the top spot in Louisiana for the percentage of students in grades 3 through 12 achieving mastery or advanced levels on the 2024-25 LEAP state tests, with 53-percent meeting those benchmarks. Superintendent Edith Walker….