Louisiana Superintendent of Education Doctor Cade Brumley is urging school leaders to take a firm stance against student misbehavior and bullying. Brumley says maintaining orderly classrooms is critical to keeping student achievement on the rise. He says state law already provides consequences for students who repeatedly disrupt learning…
Cut 8 (11) “…an automatic expulsion”
Beginning August first, students convicted of assaulting a school employee will face a mandatory two-semester expulsion.

St. Landry Parish is mourning the loss of Leonville Elementary teacher Katelyn LeBlanc, who was killed in a head-on crash on I-49 this weekend. Former student Andre Champagne says LeBlanc cared deeply about every child…
Cut 4 (09) “…of classroom”
LeBlanc leaves behind four daughters who attend Leonville Elementary.

The search for the remains of 15-year-old Ja’Derrius Minnieweather has entered its third week at a Baton Rouge-area landfill. East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney Hillar Moore says the search is difficult…
Cut 11 (10) “…in-home care.”
Investigators say 51-year-old Maurice Parms killed Minnieweather, put his body in a garbage can, and it was later taken to the landfill by a garbage truck.

Meta’s $50 billion AI data center is already boosting northeast Louisiana’s economy. Grow NELA President and CEO Rob Cleveland says the project is attracting new businesses…
Cut 14 (10) “…in Ouachita Parish.”
Cleveland says the growth is also driving new housing construction and bringing more customers to local restaurants and businesses.