The US Drug Enforcement Agency has reclassified hydrocodone-based drugs, such as Lortab and Vicodin, into a new, more restrictive category. Eric Gill has more…

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The Department of Education announced today that Louisiana is among the nation’s leading states for advanced placement scores. The increase of 24.6 percent is the highest jump in the nation. In the African-American student group, that increase was 30.7 percent.

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Louisiana is in for a real sky envent treat tomorrow morning. As the sun is rising, there will be a total lunar eclipse in the Western sky, which observers say you will actually be able to see the earth’s shadow as it closes over the moon with a rather noticable color…

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That’s Louisiana Tech astronomer Lee Sawyer.
Even though we are weeks away from Halloween, many retailers are already seeing increases in sales over last year. The National Retail Federation looks to Halloween as an indicator on how sales will be for Christmas. We asked some people if they were spending more this year…

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Shopping.org predicts online shopping will be up as much as 11 percent this year.