State Education Superintendent John White could be on his way out, because he was not reconfirmed by the Senate during the legislative session. Governor John Bel Edwards says confirmation is a legal requirement for White to keep his job. But White says …
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A lawsuit seeking to remove White as superintendent was dismissed, because only a few elected officials, including the governor, have the authority to take such legal action.

Edwards is pleased with job growth in the Bayou State. The governor says several sectors of the economy are improving, especially health care thanks to the expansion of the Medicaid program.
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Work begins this week to waterproof the first six floors of the State Capitol. Jacques Berry with the Division of Administration says scaffolding is up around the base of the building. And he says the front doors to the tallest building in the city will remain closed over the next year.
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Berry says the two entrances on the ground level will remain open.

A Dad rushing his pregnant wife to the hospital missed the birth of his child after being arrested in Rapides Parish. Creola Police Chief Heath Landry says one of his officers clocked Zak Evans’ vehicle doing 108 in a 55 mph speed zone. He says the officer witnessed more dangerous driving as he attempted to pull over Evans…
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An ambulance took Evans’ wife to the hospital, where she gave birth to a girl, but the Dad now faces several charges.