The Youth Infrastructure Coalition has launched an effort to get the federal government to approve funding for a proposed new interstate that would run from Texas to Georgia and cut through central Louisiana. It would be called Interstate 14. Frank Lumpkin the Fourth, president of the organization, says the proposal will be a great fit for the region.
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Lumpkin says they are trying to show government leaders that the interstate can reduce poverty and improve lives along the proposed route.

The Orleans Parish Coroner confirms the body pulled out of Lake Pontchartrain on Tuesday is that of 31-year-old Sadie Thibodeaux. But the cause of death remains unknown. The Baton Rouge woman was reportedly on a sailboat with 43-year-old Michael Farley on Sunday when the two decided to get in the water, Farley was found Monday in good condition.

The state education department says a record number of public high school students are now earning college credit by passing AP exams. A 12-percent increase from the year before. Assistant Superintendent Ken Bradford says getting college credits before attending a university is also a cost saver…
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Bradford says the jump in African American student participation has been substantial as well.

NOAA is now saying the current hurricane season will not be as active as they initially predicted. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the forecasters are looking at several factors….
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There have been four named storms so far and NOAA says we could see 9 to 13 named storms before the season concludes.