Education officials say Louisiana students have made tremendous gains on the ACT scores…
CUT 2 (31) “I’m Emelie Gunn”

Governor Bobby Jindal is logging some more campaign mileage, officially planning to visit all 99 counties in Iowa. There are several Republican candidates about to do the same thing,; including Scott Walker, Mike Huckabee and Ted Cruz. Jindal starts his “Believe again tour in Waterloo, Iowa.
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A measure requesting the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury remove the South’s Defenders Monument at the Calcasieu Courthouse, has been voted down by the Lake Charles City Council, by a 4-2 count. The measure was presented by Councilwoman Mary Morris, saying the monument doesn’t belong on public property. She says her measure has nothing to do with the ability to honor heritage and history…
CUT 8 (04) Q: “a museum”

LSU Running back Derrius Guice collapsed at the football practice facility last night and LSU head coach Miles says they don’t know what the incoming freshman’s ailment is, but he’s undergoing tests at a hospital in Baton Rouge. At the SEC Media Days today, Miles says they expect to still use two quarterbacks, Anthony Jennings and Brandon Harris and their play has improved…:
cut 11 (09) “more evident”