Ten constitutional amendments are on the November 3rd ballot, including one that would prevent Bobby Jindal and John Bel Edwards from running for governor again. Jeff Palermo has the story.
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Hurricane Isaias is churning in the Gulf, and is expected to make landfall as a category 2 storm late tonight or early tomorrow morning, but the impact in Louisiana is expected to be minimal.
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Louisiana’s making great strides in higher education, meeting one of its goals years early and is well on its way towards meeting a second. Louisiana set a goal of achieving 85-thousand post-secondary credentials by 2030 and has exceeded that four years early. Another goal of 60-percent attainment – the percentage of in-state residents holding a credential higher than a high school diploma. That’s already up to 54 percent. Dr. Kim Hunter Read says schools have done a great job of leaning into improved student success.
Louisina’a State Fire Marshal introduces a new mascot to help it deliver important safety messages. It’s name is Pelly-Can, and Kory Leo, the director of community risk reduction at the State Fire Marshal’s office, says Pelly-Can was the brain child of John Cailleteau (KYE-tow).