Nick Saban returning to LSU to coach? It’s a possibility according to one online sportsbook. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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The percentage of kindergarten through third graders that can read on or above grade level has reached 50-percent. Colleen Crain has the story…
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According to online Sportsbook, Bet Online, Nick Saban is the favorite to be the next head coach at LSU. His odds are two to one. Josh Barton with Bet Online says when they first started taking bets on who will be the next head coach at LSU, Saban was a longshot with odds of 75 to 1….
The 74-year-old Saban has said multiple times he does not want to coach again. But Barton says there are a lot of LSU fans hoping Saban returns to Tiger Town and they decided to throw some dollars on it….
Barton says Bet Online had to increase the odds that Saban would be the next head coach again at LSU, because there was so much action the future hall of fame coach…
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Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin at 15 to 4 is the second favorite, followed by Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady, who was the co-offensive coordinator at LSU during the 2019 national championship season.
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Louisiana Kindergarten through third grade students are again showing improvement in reading proficiency. The Louisiana Department of Education released the fall results from the beginning of year literacy screener today showing 50 percent of K-3 students at grade level or higher. 56 percent met the proficiency benchmark. Deputy Superintendent of Education, Jenna Chaisson says this shows that the young students are ready to learn.
Third graders showed the most growth, improving by five points. Second grade increased by four points, first grade by 2 and kindergarten by 1 point. Chaisson says this is the third year, the Department of Education has administered a statewide literacy screener.
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Chaisson is pleased with the steady progress of young students over the last five to six years. She credits policy shifts and dedicated educators.
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All eyes will be on the House of Representatives this afternoon and this evening as it debates and votes on the funding package that the Senate passed this week to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, which is now in its 43rd day. LSU political science professor Robert Hogan says he expects this vote to fall along party lines.
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With the long-overdue addition of Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva, Johnson can only afford to lose two votes if Democrats are united in their opposition in order to pass the bill and end the shutdown. Hogan says the chances are good that Johnson can keep his party united.
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As for who won the 43-day standoff, Hogan says Republicans clearly came out on top, saying Democrats got no concessions on health care that they demanded from the G-O-P.
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Hogan points out that in order for that vote to advance, it would need 60 votes, which would require the support of 13 Republicans, and he says that’s not going to happen.
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Two law enforcement officers and the suspect are injured in a shooting in Tangipahoa Parish early this morning. State Police say a Tangipahoa Parish sheriff’s deputy pulled a driver over on U.S. 51, but the driver sped off and led officers from several agencies on a pursuit. State Police Trooper Shelby Mayfield says shots were exchanged during the pursuit.
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Trooper Mayfield says two officers suffered injuries during the incident.
Mayfield says while the extent of the injuries required the officers to be admitted into the hospital, they are expected to recover.