As the new school year is right around the corner, about one in three students who thought they would receive a voucher to attend a private school are now on a waiting list, after lawmakers made cut the state’s voucher program. President of the Louisiana Federation for Children, Ann Duplessis, says hopefully legislators fix this soon.
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Duplessis says these students could be forced to go to some of the worst schools.
Drug arrests have plummeted in Baton Rouge following the death of Alton Sterling. Crime analyst Jeff Asher says dealing with protests is a plausible explanation for the initial drop in narcotics enforcement, but it doesn’t explain why that drug arrest rate has stayed down.
Police have located and arrested the father of a 4-month-old baby who was found dead at home in Lake Charles, and an additional person has been booked in connection with the incident. The mother, 25-year-old Courtney Moore, was arrested at home shortly after the warrant was obtained. Police Chief Don Dixon says they received a call to investigate a death at an apartment complex two weeks ago.
40-year-old Larry Champ and Moore each face charges of 2nd Degree Murder. 23-year-old Danielle Allen was booked with Accessory after the fact.
Grand Isle’s biggest event of the year, the International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo, is underway. Event spokesperson, Heather Martin says plenty of fisherman have already started reeling them in, but she expects even more to come out for the final day of the event on Saturday.