In addition to the US Senate and Congressional races, Tuesday’s ballot features 14 Constitutional Amendments. Eric Gill has more…:
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The Assumption Parish Sheriff’s office says a 4-year-old child is dead and his mother was injured in a crash last night near Napoleonville. State Police report 22-year-old Toniska Willoughby was traveling on Highway 308 when her car went off the road and into a ditch. The 4-year-old child was not properly restrained and in the front seat of the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say the mother is in the hospital with moderate injuries.

Starting next spring, public school students in Louisiana will take Common Core exams on paper instead of on a computer as was originally planned. Superintendent of Education John White says now teachers can concentrate on making sure students on prepared for the more rigorous tests…:
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About 300-thousand students will take the Common Core tests in March and there’s a second session in May. They’ll replace the LEAP and I-Leap exams.

Nobobdy won Mega Millions over the weekend so the prize for tomorrow night’s drawing now goes to $321 million dollars. The Powerball wasn’t hit either and it climbs to an estimated $178 million dollars for the next drawing which will be held Wednesday.