State Police has teamed up with the state Office of Motor Vehicles in an effort to prevent teen motor vehicle crashes. The “Parents Supervised Driving Program” provides parents with more information so they can do a better job with their teens while they have their learner’s permit. President of Safe Roads Alliance, Jeff Larason, says the more parental driving supervision, the better…

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Louisiana requires at least 50 hours of parental supervised driving for those with learner’s permits.

Louisiana has joined 16 other states in filing a federal lawsuit which questions President Obama’s recent executive order dealing with immigration. The lawsuit claims the President’s action violated the “Take Care Clause” of the Constitution which limits the scope of presidential power. In a statement, Governor Bobby Jindal says Congress should work together to secure the border and what the president did is wrong.

New licensing rules for childcare centers and preschool programs have been approved by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. The regulations include a provision requiring one teacher for every 11 two-year-olds at a child care center. But Executive Director of the Policy Institute for Children in New Orleans, Melanie Bronfin, argues it’s not safe or good to have one adult watch over that many children at one time…

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BESE didn’t want a lower staffer ratio, because it would drive up tuition costs.

A new Glascock Group poll on the 6th District Congressional race shows Republican Garrett Graves with 53-percent of the vote while Democratic former governor Edwin Edwards has 47-percent. Pollster Darrell Glascock feels recent television ads that Edwards began running may be helping his numbers. Glascock says Saturday’s election result could come down to voter turnout…

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But Glascock says, right now, Graves is sitting on a decent lead.