State Superintendent of Education John White says he is committed to his job after speculation he may lose it because he was not reconfirmed by the Senate during the legislative session. White says he’s made great strides in his years as superintendent and students are showing improvement.
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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.

Governor John Bel Edwards says the state’s unemployment rate has dropped a half-percent since January 2016. Based on the latest numbers from the Louisiana Workforce Commission its at five-point-seven percent. Edwards predicts when the June employment numbers are released, it will be even lower….
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A Grant Parish man missed the birth of his child after he was arrested for speeding his wife to the hospital. Halen Doughty has the story…
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A heat advisory is in effect for the northern part of the state until 7 p.m. Friday.

Here’s a look at commodities.