The state Department of Health and Hospitals announces a new initiative aimed at reducing c-section rates among Louisiana mothers. Here’s Michelle Southern…

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A Baton Rouge day care teacher is charged with cruelty to a juvenile after an incident at the facility where she worked. Authorities say 49-year-old Melissa Schexnayder is accused of shoving a 1-year-old girl to the floor and then slamming her head against a wooden cabinet, leaving the child with a bloody nose. The incident was caught on video. Schexnayder was fired shortly thereafter and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

The controversial Common Core testing begins today for third through eighth grade students across the state. State Department of Education Superintendent John White says Common Core is a standard, not a curriculum and how it’s taught and what’s used to teach it is up to school districts. He says at the state level, it’s their job to assure kids a basic fundamental right to a quality education…:

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There are many people who oppose Common Core arguing that it’s too complex.

For the first time since 2009, the LSU Tigers are in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. Coach Johnny Jones says the tournament selection committee recognizes LSU had a good regular season…

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The Bayou Bengals are a nine-seed and they’ll take on North Carolina State in Pittsburgh Thursday.