A growing number of school districts are moving to four-day weeks. David Claxton, the executive director of the Louisiana Association of School Superintendents and Administrators, says this seems to be happening more in rural parishes, and money seems to be the biggest motivator.
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Since 2012, the only time of year you were able to catch a non-stop flight on Allegiant Air from Shreveport to Orlando or vice-versa was during the summer months. But Mark Crawford, the airport business and development manager for the Shreveport Airport Authority, says that it will change this year.
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Starting today, SNAP recipients will not be able to use their benefit cards to purchase soda, energy drinks or candy. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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We continue to get reaction to the death of Reverend Jesse Jackson. The iconic figure in our nation’s civil rights movement passed away yesterday at the age of 84. Congressman Cleo Fields says the founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition made several trips to Louisiana.