Secretary of State candidate Gwen Collins-Greenup is the surprise of the midterms, as the Democrat will head to a run-off against Interim Secretary Kyle Ardoin. Collins-Greenup was just 10 thousand votes shy of topping the Interim Secretary, despite little fundraising and not securing the Democratic Party’s backing, which went to 3rd place candidate Renee Fontenot Free. She says she never viewed herself as an underdog.
The Democrat is a minister who holds a law degree, was a notary, and worked in elections in the East Feliciana Parish Clerk’s Office.
Bust out the hoodies and sweater, cause it’s about to get cold. National Weather Service Slidell Meteorologist Tim Destri says a front is pushing through most of the state starting today.
Cut 6 (10) “…next week as well”
Louisiana’s public school report card is out, and the number of schools scoring “A”s is down while “F”s are up, with 40 percent of schools ordered to submit plans to improve their performance. The 502 schools deemed in need of intervention will have to submit reform plans, but funding to execute those plans might be hard to come by. Superintendent of Education John White says short-term, a revenue neutral approach might be needed.
13 percent of schools scored an A, while 12 percent of schools nabbed an F rating, but the state instituted higher standards this year, so If rated under the old system, the average score for schools would have been roughly ten percent higher on average.