Louisiana’s high school graduation rate has hit an all-time high as 78-percent of the Class of 2015 received their diplomas. Louisiana still lags behind the national graduation rate which was 82-percent in 2014. But State Superintendent of Education John White says the state’s graduation rate is rising faster than the nation’s…
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White is also pleased to see the graduation rate for African-American students has increased 12.5 percent since 2010.

St. Tammany law enforcement announced a new way of dealing with drug addicts. Covington Police Chief Tim Lentz if a drug addict turns in their drugs or drug parphernalia they will help that person get treatment…
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Lentz says law enforcement is calling it Operation Angel. Several law agencies in St. Tammany are participating.

Good news for Cleco customers. They will see a 475-dollar credit on their bill in July as a result of the Pineville-based utility company’s sale to a group of foregin investors. Cleco spokesperson Jennifer Cahill…
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Cahill says the credit will be applied until it runs out, meaning some customers will not have to pay a utility bill for a couple of months.

A flash flood watch for the southern half of the state is set to expire at 7 PM tonight. State Climatologist Barry Keim…
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Keim says rain moves out of the state after today and we are looking a dry week.