This afternoon, Governor Bobby Jindal announces a plan to remove Common Core from Louisiana’s public schools and replace it with educational standards and a standardized test developed by Louisiana teachers and parents. He made the announcement as a several lawmakers stood by his side, including Alexandria Representative Lance Harris…
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There are three different bills that make up Jindal’s plan to replace Common Core. The governor says his eight-year-old son who is in fifth grade, is like many children, who are frustrated with the “Fuzzy Math” questions.

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today the oyster season will close just after sunset of Friday on public seed grounds east of the Mississippi River and north of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet. LDWF officials say the remaining oyster resource is in the best interest in overall oyster conservation.
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A Natchitoches man has been arrested for simple battery and hate crimes after an incident at a local business. Natchitoches Police Captain Chris Payne say thirty-five-year-old Roderick Rachal (rah-SHELL) had been arrested multiple times in the past for similar incidents. In each case, Payne says Rachal targeted a specific race and gender…
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He says a female victim told officers that a man she did not know grabbed her buttocks.

There’s a new state-wide poll that shows 56-percent of Louisiana residents support an increase in the state’s cigarette tax. La-Politics-dot-com publisher Jeremy Alford thinks the tax will pass in the upcoming legislative session, although there will be some questions that come with it…
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That poll also revealed Governor Bobby Jindal with a 28 perent positive rating.