If one Louisiana lawmaker has his way, inspection stickers will soon be a thing of the past. Andrew Greenstein reports.
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LaSalle Parish Schools is the first school district in the state to eliminate homework assignments. Andre Champagne has more…
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The Louisiana Family Forum is once again seeking nominations for the state’s longest living married couple. Jeff Palermo has the details..
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If one member of the Louisiana House of Representatives has his way, private passenger vehicle safety inspection stickers will soon be a thing of the past. Stonewall Republican Larry Bagley is planning on filing a bill in this year’s session that would do away with them. Bagley says there’s nothing in a failed safety inspection that police cannot pull you over for.
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Bagley disagrees with the notion that safety inspection stickers indicate to police that they’re safe vehicles, saying officers have scores of modern technology tools at their disposal.
Bagley notes that this will not be the first time he has filed such a bill, and he’s surprised that prior efforts have not resulted in his proposed legislation ending up on the governor’s desk.
Bagley’s bill would not apply to commercial vehicles; they would still be required to undergo safety inspections.
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LaSalle Parish Schools is the first district in the state to eliminate homework assignments. Superintendent Jonathan Garrett says homework has a limited benefit on academic success and believes that no homework gives students a strong reason to come to school excited each day.
LaSalle Parish is rated as a “B” school district and is one of three parishes in the state where every school is rated as a B or higher. Garrett says getting rid of homework will allow both teachers and students to be more effective throughout the school day, which will help enhance overall performance in the classroom.
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The No homework initiative will remain in place through the end of the current school year, and the district will review data before deciding whether the change becomes permanent.
Garrett says the school system has received plenty of positive feedback on cutting out homework.
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The district says optional practice will still be available for families who want additional reinforcement at home.
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With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, the Louisiana Family Forum is once again in search of the state’s longest married couple. L-F-F president Gene Mills says couples married 70 years or more are eligible for nomination…
Ira and Margery Milan of New Orleans were honored as Louisiana’s longest-married couple last year. They were inducted into the L-F-F’s marriage hall of fame along with other couples who rank in the top ten for longest living married couples. Mills says they are honored to share these examples of lasting love…
Entries must be received by the end of Tuesday. Mills says nominations can be emailed to info-at-la-family-forum-dot-org…
For more information call the Louisiana Family Forum.
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North Louisiana tries to get back to normalcy this week after the ice storm. The loss of power, the cold weather and being cooped up in the house can lead to stress, anxiety or depression. Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine professor with LSU Health Shreveport, Doctor Smink Sangsura, says getting back into a normal routine can help alleviate that mental stress…
Sangsura says if you are having the winter blues…try to get outside as the temperatures will warm up today…
Sangsura says if some fresh air is not helping and you are really feeling overwhelmed, please reach out to someone…
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