LEAP scores show Louisiana hasn’t fallen behind other states, but it’s also not time to let our foot off the gas. Brooke Thorington has more.
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The Lafayette Police Department is mourning the death of Senior Corporal Segus Jolivette (See-guss Jah lu-vette) who was killed in the line of duty. Colleen Crain has the story…
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The tropics are showing signs of getting active again. Bill Jacquemin has more on a disturbance in the Atlantic that’s showing signs of development…
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The Tiger Athletic Foundation has created a new subsidiary that will help LSU’s NIL Collective Bayou Traditions raise money so it can provide enhanced NIL opportunities for student athletes. TAF President Matt Borman says the Tiger Athletic Foundation has been raising money since 1987 for capital projects for LSU athletics now they’ll assist with NIL efforts…
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Borman says this innovative agreement will ensure that contributors to Bayou Traditions will allow supporters receive T-A-F priority points…
Borman says the new partnership will help LSU Athletics keep up in the ever-competitive NIL space. He says many past collective donations were from a few large historic donors but hopes the agreement will make supporting student-athletes more accessible to all Tiger Fans…
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Standardized test scores from other states indicate students are behind due to the pandemic, but the latest LEAP scores show Louisiana public schools students are performing at pre-COVID levels. However, Council for a Better Louisiana President Barry Erwin says it’s still not a cause for celebration.
2024 LEAP scores show a slight improvement in English scores. Erwin says it’s an indication early literacy policies are working and now the state department of education will put more of an emphasis on improving math scores
Math scores are a challenge across the country and in Louisiana students have historically performed below par. Erwin says new policies focusing on early intervention with math will hopefully prove positive results.
Erwin says Louisiana couldn’t afford to let students get further behind because of the pandemic and we also can’t afford to let them remain stagnant either.
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The investigation continues into the Thursday’s fatal shooting of a Lafayette Police Officer. Senior Corporal Segus Jolivette was gunned down while trying to end a hostage situation in Jeanerette. The 35-year-old was one of four officers shot, but his wounds were fatal. State Police Trooper Peggy Bourque says L-S-P is leading the investigation…
Media outlets in Lafayette have identified the shooter as 31-year-old Nyjal Hurst. He was taken into custody after an hours long standoff with law enforcement. Hurst has a long criminal history and officers went to the home he was staying at on Thursday morning to arrest him on multiple charges. Bourque says they are asking the public to assist in the investigation…
Jolivette leaves behind a wife and five children. He also once served on the Opelousas Police Department. Interim Lafayette Police Chief Paul Trouard is appreciative of the support his department has received since Thursday’s shooting…
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Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) confirmed four human cases of West Nile neuroinvasive disease in Winnsboro. LDH Epidemiologist Theresa Sokol says West Nile in the sate isn’t unusual…
Sokol says West Nile can result in a range of diseases with 80-percent showing no symptoms, around 20 percent showing flu-like symptoms called West Nile fever, and only 1 percent experiencing neuroinvasive disease which can kill 1 out of 10 people who develop the disease.
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Sokol says to remember there’s no vaccine for West Nile so practice preventative measures like…
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LDH has reported a total of eight West Nile neuroinvasive disease cases in the state in 2024.
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The Saints begin their first full week of training camp today in Irvine, California. One of the questions heading into the season is the role versatile Taysom Hill will play in new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak’s offense. Hill admits it’s tough to tell until you get to game week…
Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu is entering his 12th year in the NFL. Mathieu says he’s been able to last this long in the NFL because he takes his job seriously…
The 32-year-old signed a new two-year contract in May and winning a Super Bowl for his hometown team remains his number one goal…