Should college athletes be able to cash in on their name and likeness? Marrero Republican Patrick Connick thinks so. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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In an Ascension Parish courtroom today, a Dutchtown High School Teacher pleaded not guilty to one count of indecent behavior with juveniles. Thirty-two-year-old Mark Ebarb is accused of sending inappropriate messages and photographs to underage students. He’s a former Ascension Parish teacher of the year.

Today is Super Tuesday as voters in 14 states go to the polls to select who they want on the ballot in November for president. Louisiana usually holds its primary the weekend after Super Tuesday, LSU-Shreveport political science professor Jeff Sadow says they could not do that for this election cycle…
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Sadow says for the other items on the ballot, any run-offs would have to take place Easter weekend, if the primary election was this Saturday.

Twenty-one people have applied to be the state’s next education superintendent. Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says he’s surprised to see that many people interested in replacing John White as the state’s public schools’ leader…
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BESE will meet next month to vote on a new superintendent.