In yesterday’s first day of Common Core testing, there was a 1 percent opt-out rate state-wide. Of that 1 percent, there was an 13 percent opt out for Jackson parish , 12 percent for Calcasieu, and 8 percent for the Central School District near Baton Rouge. Central School Superintendent Michael Faulk says social media information played a role…
CUT 8 (09) Q: “is not factual”

Payroll fraud and illegal drug distribution at Jackson Parish hopital has led to four people being arrested. State Police Sgt. James Anderson says a former pharmacist, a wife -who was a former employee and her husband-who is a former Jackson Parish deputy were charged…
CUT 5 (05) Q: ‘a prescription’
That State Police investigation continues.
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The Mayor of Dequincy says he’s not concerned about a fake news site once again targeting the city with an article claiming they’ve passed some ridiculous law.
CUT 2 (30) “reporting”

New state job numbers are out, and the Louisiana unemployment rate went from 7 percent to 7.2 percent in December, mainly due to an increase in the number of job seekers. this is well above the 5.5 percent we had in January of 2014.