The state Board of Regents releases a report showing students at colleges are more vulnerable when it comes to sexual assault because there is no statewide policy in place for handling such allegations. New Orleans Senator JP Morrell says alleged college student victims need to all feel comfortable reporting any potential sexual assault. He says LSU-Baton Rouge indicated they’ve only had 22 reports of sexual abuse over a five year period…

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He says Louisiana needs to establish a benchmark that all colleges must meet when it comes to the way sexual assault claims are handled.

A Baton Rouge state judge has thrown out the last-minute retirement increase the Louisiana Legislature gave to State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson and another trooper. District Judge Janice Clark ruled the provision to be unconstitutional stating lawmakers did not follow proper procedure in passing the pension change.

Officials say two students from Central High were hospitalized Monday after having a bad reaction to synthetic marijuana they smoked at school. Superintendent Michael Faulk says after the students were sent to the hospital, school officials told the school resource officer what had happened…

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He says, according to school policy, both students will be automatically expelled.

Louisiana schools are seeing higher numbers of teachers retiring compared to three years ago. Louisiana School Board Association Director, Scott Richard, says policy changes that have created a public dispute between state leaders has caused anxiety among teachers…

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Nearly three-thousand K-through-12 teachers retired during this past fiscal year.