A combination of sleet, freezing rain and snow have closed several roads in Louisiana. Scott Carwile has more from the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness….

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Although the wintry precipitation is expected to end this morning, State Climatologist Barry Keim says we won’t see temps above 60 until the weekend…

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Freezing rain advisories will end this morning, while north Louisiana will remain under a Winter Storm Watch through tomorrow afternoon.

State Education Superintendent John White is worried Governor Jindal will not provide funding for standardized tests tied to Common Core. White says he’s heard rumors the governor will take away money that would go towards paying for standardized testing…

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Jindal opposes the use of any test that’s tied to Common Core.

State Representative and gubernatorial candidate John Bel Edwards calls himself the anti-Jindal candidate in this year’s governors race. The Amite Democrat says the state doesn’t need a third Jindal term, which is what his opponents in the race are offering…

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Edwards made the statement during an interview on the Jim Engster Show.