A poll of nearly 600 registered Louisiana voters by the University of New Orleans Survey Research Center shows 52-percent of respondents feel the state is moving in the wrong direction. Respondents were given the opportunity to provide a “free response” as to what they thought was the biggest problem facing the state. UNO Political Science Professor Ed Chervenak says the number one response was education…

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Chervenak says this poll also shows 53-percent of voters disapprove of Governor Bobby Jindal’s job performance.

Instead of using a computer as originally planned, third through eighth grade students in public schools will take Common Core exams next spring on paper. State Education Superintendent John White says even though they will use a paper exam in 2015, the substance of test will not change

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There have been concerns some schools are not equipped to handle computerized testing.

Now that Daylight Saving Time is over and it is getting dark much earlier, the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission is asking motorists to be more attentive. Spokesperson Elaine Rougeau says there are no hard statistics that show there’s an increase in accidents in the days following a time change, but highway safety officials do see more accidents at night…

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Rougeau says fatigue from drivers is another concern with the time change.

The Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man for allegedly attacking a 76-year-old man, shooting at another man, and running over two victims. They say 49-year-old David Arthur Smith of West Monroe beat the first victim to the point of unconsciousness, then attacked a 72-year-old man who had armed himself to aid the first victim. Smith disarmed the man and fired at him, missing. Smith then stole the neighbor’s vehicle and ran him over as well as the his wife. Smith was arrested and charged with 3 counts of attmepted first degree murder, among other charges. The three victims were transported to area hospitals. Their conditions are unknown at this time.