Governor Jindal wants a judge to rule Louisiana’s public schools can NOT use testing material tied to the Common Core education standards. Attorney Jimmy Faircloth filed the petition in state court today on Jindal’s behalf. Faircloth says the governor’s argument is the Common Core test is an illegal attempt to federalize education in the state..

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At one time Jindal was a supporter of Common Core, but now describes the controversial education standards as an attempt by the federal government to interfere with local education.

A Denham Springs man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after pleading no contest to sexual battery charges. Dwayne Miller was ordered to serve his sentence without benefit of parole, probation, or suspension of sentence. Authorities say Miller admitted to the New Years Eve 2012 crime while in custody.

The Morgan City Police Department says more arrests could be coming in the cruelty to the infirm case which put a 22-year-old woman behind bars this week. Assistant Chief Mark Griffin says they believe Bethany Daigle and the 54-year-old disabled victim were roommates, but not related…:

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He says Daigle is charged with cruelty to the infirm, exploitation of the infirm and felony unauthorized use of an access card.

A recent poll asking consumers how they feel about their cell phones shows that most people are tired of gimmicks, but want improvements to things like batteries and GPS. We asked these Louisianians what improvements they’d like to see on their phone…:

cut 9 (10) “faster”

Poll respondents named “ease of use” as their number one concern with 29% of the vote.