A task force’s proposal to alter TOPS for lower performing students is running into opposition from Taylor Foundation members…:
Cut 3 (31) “I’m Jeff Palermo”

Governor John Bel Edwards $600 million dollar road plan has been approved to be financed by the Joint Transportation Committee, clearing the first step in the massive process to rebuild Louisiana’s infrastructure. Included in the plan is a project to widen I-10 from the Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge, to the I-10/I-12 split, and construction of an interchange into Barksdale Airforce Base in Bossier City.

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Monroe-based CenturyLink is being relied upon to keep the lights on, and the broadcast rolling for this year’s Super Bowl. U.S. Bank Stadium is brand new and built from the ground up with state-of-the-art technology, mostly by CenturyLink. Director of Smart Solutions Jesse Sullivan…:
Cut 4 (12) “the Super Bowl”
CenturyLink employs 2,700 Louisianans.

The St. Landry Parish Crime Stoppers program has been awarded the 2017 Best “Crime of the Week” segment in the nation for cities up to 250-thousand people. Major Eddie Thibodeaux on the award from Crime Stoppers USA…:
Cut 7 (12) “the crimes”