Two state lawmakers will urge the legislature this year to spend an additional 86-million dollars so that 114-thousand young children can receive early childhood education. Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell says a report from a state commission has found that one dollar invested in early education, can yield a $7.30 return…
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173,000 children are in need of early childhood education.

Police records from the St Charles Parish Sheriff’s office shows 21-year-old Dakota Theriot had a troubled history before he killed five people on Saturday, including his parents in Gonzales. Deputies say Theriot was hallucinating when they arrested him in 2017 after he allegedly threatened to burn his family’s home down. The Advocate reports Theriot was diagnosed with “substance-induced mood swings.”

Southwest Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins has been named as the Top Republican on a Subcommittee of Border Security, Facilitation and Operations. Higgins says he expects the subcommittee to be one of the more contentious in the 116th Congress, and he wants to unify both sides of the border security debate.
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Higgins is optimistic an agreement will be reached on border wall funding before another possible government shutdown next month.

A report shows Louisianans are not using 8.9 million vacation days a year, 27th most in the nation. So Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser says now is a great time to start planning your “Staycation” for this year. To start, he recommends the overlooked beauty of a bayou southwest of New Orleans.
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Saints fans would say that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell comes out of hiding today. That’s because he’s holding a press conference in Atlanta, the site of this year’s Super Bowl. Goodell normally does a state of the league address during Super Bowl week, but you can bet he’ll be asked about the infamous no pass interference call in the NFC Championship game.

A report shows Louisianans do not use a quarter of their vacation days that they earn every year, and the Lt. Governor says he has a fix for that…
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A state commission proposes spending an additional 86-million dollars on early childhood education. The funding plan, called LA B to 3, aims to provide assistance to a total of 114,000 children three and under. Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell says it’s a crucial first step.
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A report says only half of Louisiana kindergarten students are considered ready for school.

Students’ behavior is another critical area in education. About 14-hundred educators are in Baton Rouge today for a summit on the issue. Lisa French with the state department of education says national experts will discuss methods on how to keep troubled students from dropping out or being sent to an alternative school…
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Southwest Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins has been named the top Republican of the Subcommittee of Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations, which is responsible for all aspects of security ops along land, air, and maritime borders. It’s an appointment that Higgins will not take lightly.
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A state panel is proposing that Louisiana spend an additional 86-million dollars this year to provide 114 of the 173-thousand children that need early childhood education. Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell is behind the effort…
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Mizell says less than a third of three-year-olds can access quality childcare in Louisiana.

About 14-hundred educators gather in Baton Rouge for what the state department of education calls a Behaviorial Intervention Summit. Chief of Staff of the Office of Student Opportunities at the state department of education, Lisa French, says the summit is a first in the state and comes as a response to behavioral issues faced in the classroom, in an effort to identify the best implementation of appropriate interventions.
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French says the goal is to see the behavioral needs being met with students remaining in the classroom instead of going to alternative schools or being suspended and sent home.

Authorities say 21-year-old Dakota Theriot has confessed to killing his parents in Gonzales and three others in Livingston Parish. But Ascension Sheriff Bobby Webre says they are not sure what sparked Theriot to go on his killing rampage on Saturday….
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Theriot is in a jail cell in Virginia and is awaiting extradition back to Louisiana. He faces five counts of first-degree murder.

Families who have loved ones who could use medical marijuana to treat their disease are growing more frustrated over the delays to have the product available in Louisiana. It’s now expected to be available in the summer. Katie Corkern has a child that suffers from epilepsy and says every month the state delays, another month her child has to suffer..
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The state department of ag says the testing process has taken longer than expected.

New research shows people who sleep less than six hours a night might be at an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The study indicates there’s an association between the lack of quality sleep and more plaque buildup in the arteries throughout the body. Chief of Cardiology at LSU Health New Orleans, Doctor Frank Smart, says getting enough sleep as well as quality sleep are important factors, he adds that it’s import to exercise and not be sedentary while awake.
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Freezing temps will blanket a chunk of the state as far south as the I-10 corridor tomorrow morning. State Climatologist Barry Keim says
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Keim says we are looking at one of the coldest mornings of the season tomorrow, but we’ll start warm up after that and we’ll 70s again this weekend.

Authorites say 21-year-old Dakota Theriot has confessed to investigators that he killed his parents in Gonzales and also fatally shot three people in a trailer outside of Walker. Ascension Sheriff Bobby Webre says the suspected killer is facing five-counts of first-degree murder and would be eligible for the death penalty if convicted…
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Theriot, who is in a jail cell in Virginia, has a extradition hearing on Friday.

Families waiting on Louisiana to make medical marijuana available for those patients who suffer from certain diseases are growing more frustrated with the delays in making the produc available. Katie Corkern has a child who suffers from epilepsy and says the delays are suspicious…
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The new timeline provided by the LSU Ag Center is this summer.

There are two different studies that show not getting enough sleep and getting too much sleep are associated with blockages of the arteries. Chief of Cardiologgy at LSU Health New Orleans, Doctor Frank Smart, says in one subgroup of women who got over eight hours of sleep, it showed there was an increase in plaque buildup…
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Smart says based on the studies, getting between seven to eight hours of sleep, can help keep your heart healthy.

When you wake up tomorrow, the low temperature will likely be below the freezing mark, especially for areas north of I-10 and I-12. State Climatologist Barry Keim says before you go to bed tonight, make sure people, plants, pets and pipes are protected…
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Keim says the good news, we’ll start to see a warm-up on Thursday.

A federal judge in New Orleans needs to hear more before she rules on a lawsuit filed by two Saints ticket holders over the NFL’s miss pass interference call in the NFC Championship game. The suit calls for Roger Goodell to invoke Rule 17, which gives the commissioner to order a part of the game to be replayed replayed. But the NFL says on the field calls by the referees are final.

An LSU Health New Orleans doctor says he’s seen a notable, and measurable increase in quality of life for an Alzheimer’s patient….
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Temperatures are in the 30s for most of the state and wind chills are in the 20s as a result of an artic blast that’s reached the Gulf Coast. State Climatologist Barry Keim says we could several hours of below freezing temperatures over night and into tomorrow morning…
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Keim says we’ll see a warm up begin on Thursday.

Tickets in Tiger Stadium for higher demand sections will see a four to 12-percent increase for the 2019 season, but LSU ticket manager Brian Broussard says about 24-thousand tickets will see no change and others will see a double digit decline in price…
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While reducing prices in some areas may reduce income, LSU athletic officials believe the reductions will generate an increase in sales to offset the reduction of prices.