Saints and Pelicans owner Tom Benson will be laid to rest today. Jeff Palermo has more…
A Jonesville teenager was killed in an accident in Catahoula Parish. 18-year-old Delicia Ceasor was killed and two others sustained moderate injuries. Troopers say all three were not wearing their seat belt and it is unknown who was driving at the time of the accident. The car went off the roadway and flipped over, stopping on the roof of the vehicle. A toxicology report is pending.
A heated exchange between legislators took place during a Senate Education Committee meeting. New Orleans Representative Joe Bouie was discussing a bill placing a moratorium on charter schools since disciplinary programs are cruel and that many persons aged 16 to 24 are either out of work or not in school. Metairie Senator Conrad Appel said the economy is to blame due to a lack of jobs in the Crescent City…
The bill to place a moratorium on charter schools never came up for a vote.
Governor John Bel Edwards says he does not like the idea of arming teachers in the classroom. Edwards says he’s speaking with the Louisiana Sheriff’s Association and State Police Colonel Kevin Reeves on a comprehensive school safety program…