For the second time this week there has been a shooting at Baker High School in East Baton Rouge Parish. No one was injured in Monday’s shooting, but today officials say a male was shot in the school’s parking lot and is in stable condition. Preston Castille, the president of Helix Community Schools, the charter school network that Baker High School belongs too, says they do not know if the shootings are related.
Cut 13 (14) “…remain safe”
Castille says summer school for the time being will be held virtually.
Wisconsin-based Faith Technologies Incorporated is building a 200-million dollar facility in Monroe to expand its manufacturing capacity for innovative electrical solutions. L-E-D Secretary Susan Bouregois says it’s a great economic win for north Louisiana to go along with the new data centers…
Cut 11 (07) “…center opportunities”
The state Department of Education says k-through-third grade reading proficiency climbed 16.5 percentage points from the beginning to the end of the school year. The Center for Literacy and Learning worked with many of the high-performing districts, including LaSalle, Rapides and Vernon Parishes. CEO John Wyble…
Cut 8 (13) “…great thing”
What a thrill for a group of little leaguers in Pittsburgh as former LSU star and Pirates ace Paul Skenes stopped by their practice Monday and played catch with the kids and signed autographs. A father of one of the little leaguers, Eddie Dubis, says it’s something you don’t see from the modern professional athlete….
Cut 5 (12) “…city of Pittsburgh”