A state lawmaker is proposing to change the amounts that TOPS students receive. Kelley Ray has the story…
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Vermilion Parish teachers held a rally for Deyshia Hargrave, to protest her treatment at a recent schoolboard meeting. Matt Doyle has more…
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A series of social media posts has experts reminding teens not to eat Tide Pods. Matt Doyle has more.
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The Louisiana Property Assistance Agency will resume its monthly state surplus property auctions in Baton Rouge this weekend. The auction will feature a wide variety of items once used by state agencies. Division of Administration spokesperson Jacques Berry says there’s something for everyone…
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Berry says the state holds an auction every second Saturday of the month on Brickyard Lane near the Mississippi River Bridge. He says you might be surprised at the quality of goods you will find…
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Berry says the proceeds from the auction, go back to the state to take care of a large portion of their transportation needs…
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The auction will start Saturday at 8am.
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A state lawmaker is proposing to change TOPS scholarship amounts. Students who meet the minimum eligibility would receive a four-thousand-dollar payment for the year, but students who achieve a very high ACT and GPA get a full scholarship, plus a stipend. Jennings Senator Blade Morrish says four-thousand-dollars may seem low, but it’s still the most lucrative college tuition program in the U-S…
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Morrish says a new structured plan would still benefit students with lower GPAs, but encourage very smart students to continue their education in Louisiana. His proposal would create a new “Honors Plus” program that would give out the best incentives to students…
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Morrish is leading a task force that’s been examining the taxpayer funded program, which has become more difficult for the state to afford because of a variety of factors including higher tuition. He says his plan would save the state 20-million-dollars annually and modernize how the scholarship money should be doled out…
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Vermilion Parish teachers held a rally in support of Deyshia Hargrave in the wake of an incident where Hargrave was forcefully removed from a school board meeting after questioning the superintendent’s pay raise. The altercation has gained national coverage, Hargrave says she was just sticking to her principles…
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Video from the incident shows Marshal Reggie Hilts dragging Hargrave out of the room. Reports say Hilts has previously been sued for excessive force. Hargrave says the removal infringed on her civil rights…
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The next regular meeting of the Vermillion Parish School Board will be February 22nd, and Hargrave says she wants to keep up the momentum…
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In 2017, poison control centers dealt with more than 10,000 reports of children eating detergent pods. A Social media challenge is now seeing an increasing number of teenagers ingesting the colorful cases. Louisiana Poison Control President-Elect Mark Ryan says historically, it’s been limited to small children…
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The increase is the result of a series of social media posts that show teens holding the pods in their mouth, cooking with them, and some even claiming they’re getting high off of them. Ryan says…
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Ryan says the pods aren’t dangerously poisonous, but could trigger a reaction that will put you in the hospital…
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He says if one of your children or friends ingests a pod, call the national poison help hotline.
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Head coach Ed Orgeron came out strongly in support of his new offensive coordinator, Steve Ensminger. Ensminger has been an assistant at LSU since 2010, he’s a former quarterback, and also served as interim offensive coordinator for eight games in 2016. Orgeron says there’s a lot of reasons Tigers fan should be excited about the hire…
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Ensminger had previous runs with Louisiana Tech, A&M, and Clemson as offensive coordinator in the late 80s and 90s. Orgeron says his run as LSU interim coordinator in 2016 sold him on the idea…
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Ensminger was Baton Rouge raised, and has coached at Central High and West Monroe High School.
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The Saints have the advantage at quarterback in Sunday’s N-F-C playoff game with the Vikings. Drew Brees is a future Hall of famer, who threw for 376 yards and two touchdowns last season, while Minnesota’s Case Keenum is making his first postseason start. Keenum is on his fourth team and was considered a journeymen until this season. Brees says he can relate to Keenum…
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The Vikings defense led the NFL in yards per game and scoring defense. Safety Harrison Smith is one of the leaders, with a career-high five interceptions. Brees says Smith is a very smart player…
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Brees says every play will be very important in this game…
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