A Financial Aid Working Group is meeting today to formulate a plan to develop ways public high school students can easily comply with a new policy requiring them to apply for assistance. Ken Bradford with the state Department of Education says only 44% of students are applying for financial aid available. He says they want families to know that scholarships are not the only option…:
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He says in two years students will be required to apply in order to graduate and they are working to identify ways to make compliance as easy as possible.

WAFB-TV is reporting that the second Marksville deputy who is accused of opening fire on a vehicle last November, killing a 6-year-old boy, is expected to bond out of jail, possibly as early as tomorrow. Derrick Stafford’s family is said to have secured enough property to post the $1 million dollar bond, which is what Norris Greenhouse Jr already did. They are both charged with one count of second-degree murder and one count of attempted second-degree murder.

Most folks who are retiring aren’t looking at Louisiana. Bankrate.com found Louisiana is the 5th worst state for retirement, mainly due to poor healthcare and a high crime rate. BankeRate spokesperson Claes (Claus) Bell says weather was also considered in their study…:
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But he said high points in the report for Louisiana include low taxes and low cost of living.

Today is super Tuesday and many political pundits say candidates will still be working to garner support for Louisianians on the March 5th Presidential Primary after tonight. Republicans Donald Trump and Marco Rubio are planning rallies in Louisiana on Friday. Pollster John Couvillon of JMC Analytics says even though Trump has been leading, Rubio and Ted Cruz will still be contenders in the race…:
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On the Democratic side, he feels if Hillary Clinton sweeps super Tuesday, it’s possible Bernie Sanders doesn’t stand a chance after tonight.