The Louisiana PTA and Learning Heroes are partnering to provide parents with 2017 Super 5 Back-to- School Power Moves, as parents are showing a disconnect with judging their kid’s academic performance.
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After failing to raise the gas tax during this year’s session, Baton Rouge Representative Steve Carter says it’s time to look at other options for funding highway construction. Jeff Palermo has more…
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More women than ever are heading to court, as the American Bar Association finds an uptick in women becoming attorneys. Halen Doughty has more…
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A survey finds most parents’ believe their children are performing better than what their test scores actually show. Nine in 10 parents believe their children are or above grade level, but data shows the number is really closer to one-third. Public Relations Chair for the Louisiana PTA Stacey Simpson…
Simpson says with the school year about to start, review your student’s test results.
Simpson says to help improve your child’s academic achievement make sure you stay involved.
For a full list of the Super 5 Back-to-School Power Moves visit bealearninghero.org.
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The author of the failed gasoline tax increase proposal says the state needs to look at other ways to repair the state’s decrepit roads and bridges. Baton Rouge Representative Steve Carter recommended a 17-cent gas tax hike, but the support was not there in the legislature. Carter says one way to put more funds to highway construction would be to include transportation in the general budget.
Carter sought a higher gasoline tax in the past legislative session to fund a new Mississippi River bridge to address traffic congestion in the Capitol City. He says if the state legislature isn’t willing to raise the gasoline tax statewide, there’s another possibility.
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Carter says next year’s session is general and no tax bills can be filed. The following year is a fiscal session, but taxes are unlikely to pass during an election year. He says until lawmakers find a way to fund the state’s growing infrastructure needs, the problems will only get worse.
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LSU has found a tiger that could become Mike VII. Ginger Guttner with the LSU Vet School says the prospect is a nine-month-old, 160 pound male tiger. She says there’s still a lot up in the air, especially with the tiger habitat on campus still undergoing renovations.
Guttner says the prospective Mike VII is a rescue from a tiger sanctuary in Florida. The tiger would be donated by the Wild at Heart Wildlife Center in Okeechobee, Fla., because the facility is rehoming some of its animals. She says LSU has not paid for a tiger since Mike III in 1958.
The new tiger could arrive in mid-August, but he will be kept in the night house for about a week and not visible to the public during that time. If that goes well, he will be let out into his yard and declared Mike VII. Guttner says fans shouldn’t get too excited just yet.
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More and more women are heading to court, as the American Bar Association finds an uptick in the number of female attorneys. Women account for 35 percent of lawyers in the state, a 7 percent jump since 2004. President of the Louisiana State Bar Association, Dona Renegar (Doh-na, not Donna) credits a more accommodating environment for female attorneys with family responsibilities.
Baton Rouge is slightly ahead of the national average with females representing 38 percent of attorneys in the city. Renegar says women often have to overcome obstacles in the workforce that they’re male counterparts don’t.
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Renegar is also the fourth female president of the LSBA since 2006. She says as gender roles change over time, society has become more accepting of women in positions of power. She says networking and supporting young women is crucial to continuing the trend.
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LSU Quarterback Danny Etlin says he feels a lot better than he did in the spring. Etling underwent a back procedure earlier this year and the senior from Indiana says he’s close to 100-percent…
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Etling says he had trouble keeping his back loose during games last season and it caused a lot of pain. He says he felt immediately better after surgery. The signal caller also likes the progress the offense has made when it comes to learning offensive coordinator Matt Canada’s offense…
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Starting right tackle Toby Weathersby is also coming back from an injury that forced him to miss all of spring practice due to an unspecified offseason surgery. Weathersby says he feels good and the younger guys working behind him are also doing well…