The American Red Cross has received a 500-thousand dollar donation from International Paper that will go towards flood relief efforts. Red Cross spokesperson Nancy Malone says people who are in position to help, should consider making a donation…
cut 15 (09) “…with them”
I-P has nine facilities in Louisiana, employing two-thousand people.

A survey out of LSU finds 46-percent of Louisiana residents believe there’s too much of an emphasis on testing in public schools…
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That’s Doctor Michael Henderson, director of the LSU Public Policy Research Lab. Henderson says 55-percent of respondents favor the idea of using test scores to issue letter grades to public school districts.

Hunters may soon have the option to wear blaze pink, instead of the traditional orange outdoorsmen are required to wear. The proposal received the okay from the House Natural Resources Committee. Bogalusa Representative Malinda White hopes her legislation will encourage more women to hunt…
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The bill heads to the House floor.

It’s expected Governor John Bel Edwards will describe today what will be cut from the budget to make up for a 70-million dollar deficit for the fiscal year that ends June 30th. It’s expected higher education and health care will receive the brunt of these cuts.