Louisiana aims to make sure all high school freshmen in the class of 2025 will have at least one dual enrollment credit or industry-relevant credential by graduation. Matt Doyle has more…
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Hurricane Betsy has been upgraded to a Category 4 storm, 54 years after landfall. Kevin Barnhart talked to State Climatologist Barry Keim to find out why.
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Fans back in Joe Burrow’s hometown of Athens, Ohio say they couldn’t be prouder of the LSU gunslinger’s imminent Heisman Trophy. Matt Doyle has the story…
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The Board of Regents and BESE sets a goal of ensuring that every high school freshman by 2025 will graduate with at least one college credit or job skill credential. Higher Education Commissioner Kim Hunter Reed says making sure all high school grads have post-secondary credits will inspire more of them to attend college.
The state has set the goal of doubling the number of post-secondary credentials by 2030.
Dual enrollment credits can be an out of pocket expense in some school districts, but Reed says a task force has been created to find a way to make sure no student has to pay for the opportunity.
Reed says the policy is another example of the state sending a clear signal to students that a high school diploma will not be enough in the future knowledge economy.
Half of students in the 2018 class obtained a college credit, or industry credential.
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Fifty-four years after the storm’s landfall on southeast Louisiana, Hurricane Betsy is upgraded to the Category 4 storm. State Climatologist Barry Keim says the reclassification comes as weather researchers are reanalyzing Atlantic hurricane seasons and are having a better interpretation of historic data.
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Hurricane Betsy was blamed for about 75 deaths and was the first storm to surpass a billion dollars in US damage. Keim says the latest report of the reanalysis of 1961 to 1965 also located more storms.
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Keim says the review of historical data is going to help broaden the understanding of storms and hopefully make forecasting better in the future.
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The people of Athens, Ohio have been cheering on hometown hero Joe Burrow all throughout the LSU QB’s record-breaking season, and can’t wait to watch him take home the Heisman on Saturday.
Burrow frequented Gigi’s Country Kitchen during his high school quarterbacking days and owner Travis Brand said he was beaming last season as Burrow was asked about GiGi’s by ESPN after a game…
The official Heisman ceremony will be held Saturday night in New York at 7PM.
Brand says the community rallied around the QB during his years leading Athens High. Brand was at one of the games with his daughter who was a cheerleader…
Burrow led the team to three straight playoff appearances and threw for over 11,000 yards and 157 passing touchdowns.
Brand says Athens is Ohio State country, but this year you could find of Purple and Gold peppered throughout the community.
Today is LSU day at Athens City School where students are encouraged to wear Purple and Gold.
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The 2019 LHSAA Prep Classic kicks-off today in the Superdome. Six championship games over the next two days. The Class 2A title game between Many and Ferriday is the only one featuring a one versus two seed. Many Coach Jess Curtis says his team lost its first three games, but since then they’ve won 11 in a row…
Two teams will try to complete undefeated seasons. At 7 PM tonight, St. James will face Jennings for the 3A title. The Wildcats are trying to win their first state championship since 1979. Robert Valdez says the St. James community has felt this has been the year since the summertime…
Acadiana can also finish the season 15-0 if they beat Destrehan in the 5A championship game on Saturday night. Wrecking Rams Head Coach Matt McCullough says his players have been dialed in since the preseason…