A new national survey finds small business optimism rose in July. Don Molino has the story…
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State Police arrested a Caddo Parish deputy for insurance fraud. Joe Gallinaro has the details…
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U-S Secretary of Education Linda McMahon started her “Returning Education to the States” tour in Louisiana because she’s impressed with Louisiana’s improved reading scores. State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley says it was validation for what is doing in the public classroom…
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McMahon toured Jefferson Terrace Academy which has implemented new reading initiatives, including high dosage tutoring and the Baton Rouge school is already seeing results.
Over a five-year period, Louisiana’s reading scores have improved from 49th to the 32nd on a national test called the nation’s report card. Brumley says they went back to the basics…
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McMahon is touring the country to see what each state is doing to improvement student achievement. Brumley says Louisiana’s improved reading scores is why she decided to start her tour by visiting at school in Baton Rouge…
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Optimism is up among small businesses according to a new survey released by the NFIB. NFIB state director Leah Long says federal legislation that makes a 20-percent small business tax deduction permanent gives small business owners more clarity…
Long says in Louisiana small business owners are optimistic that the tort reform legislation approved in the last regular session can help reduce insurance rates over time….
Long says it’s good to see improving conditions, but labor quality remains is the single most important problem facing small businesses…
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A Caddo Parish Sheriff’s deputy is on administrative leave after he was arrested for insurance fraud. State Police Trooper Eddie Thomas says a months long investigation has determined 50-year-old Frank Launer of Blanchard got into a wreck last April and did not have automobile insurance and then quickly obtained coverage
Thomas says once investigators had enough evidence to show that Launer filed a claim with his insurance provider after he got into a wreck, an arrest warrant was issued…
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Caddo Parish Sheriff Henry Whitehorn says his office does not condone the alleged actions attributed to Launer. Thomas says Sheriff Whitehorn supports L-S-P’s investigation into Launer…