The state Board of Regents releases a report showing students at colleges are more vulnerable when it comes to sexual assault because there is no statewide policy in place for handling such allegations. New Orleans Senator JP Morrell says Louisiana needs to establish a benchmark that all colleges must meet when it comes to the way sexual assault claims are handled…

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Morrell says alleged college student victims need to all feel comfortable reporting any potential sexual assault.

According to officials, two students from Central High had to be removed from class Monday after having a bad reaction to synthetic marijuana they smoked at school. Superintendent Michael Faulk says the students, aged 17 and 18, were rushed to the emergency room for treatment, then an investigation began…

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Faulk says according to school policy each student will be automatically expelled.

Louisiana schools are still seeing a higher number of teachers retiring compared to what they saw prior to 2010. Nearly three-thousand K-through-12 teachers retired during the fiscal year that ended June 30th. Scott Richard, director of the Louisiana School Board Association, blames it on the turmoil that’s going on in public education…

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He says if there wasn’t so much uncertainty with Common Core and changes to how teachers are evaluated, many recently retired teachers would still be teaching.

The Tallulah Police Department says a 3-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself after finding a loaded handgun in his home. Spokeswoman Yvonne Lewis says the mother left the home for about 3 to five minutes to get the kids something to drink at a nearby store and when she returned the child had already found the gun and shot himself…

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She says they believe this really was just a tragic accident.

Louisiana schools are still seeing a higher number of teachers retiring compared to what they saw three years ago. Scott Richard, director of the Louisiana School Board Association, says if there wasn’t so much uncertainty with Common Core and changes to how teachers are evaluated, many recently retired teachers would still be teaching….

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Nearly three-thousand K-through-12th grade teachers retired during the fiscal year that ended June 30th.

The Tallulah Police Department says a 3-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself after finding a loaded handgun in a home. Spokeswoman Yvonne Lewis says emergency personnel got the call around 4:10 Monday afternoon..

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Lewis says investigators did a test on the child and learned that the 3-year-old did in fact shoot himself.

The state Board of Regents releases a report showing students at colleges are more vulnerable when it comes to sexual assault because there is no statewide policy in place for handling such allegations. New Orleans Senator JP Morrell requested the report and says no two Louisiana colleges have the same guidelines for handling sexual assault accusations…

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He says Louisiana needs to establish a benchmark that all colleges must meet when it comes to the way sexual assault claims are handled,

According to officials, two students from Central High had to be removed from class and sent to the hospital Monday after having bad reaction to synthetic marijuana they smoked at school. Superintendent Michael Faulk says the teachers reported something just wasn’t right with the two boys in the classroom…

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Faulk says the case is now in the hands of the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s office.

The state Board of Regents releases a report showing students at colleges are more vulnerable when it comes to sexual assault because there is no statewide policy in place for handling such allegations. New Orleans Senator JP Morrell says alleged college student victims need to all feel comfortable reporting any potential sexual assault. He says LSU-Baton Rouge indicated they’ve only had 22 reports of sexual abuse over a five year period…

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He says Louisiana needs to establish a benchmark that all colleges must meet when it comes to the way sexual assault claims are handled.

A Baton Rouge state judge has thrown out the last-minute retirement increase the Louisiana Legislature gave to State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson and another trooper. District Judge Janice Clark ruled the provision to be unconstitutional stating lawmakers did not follow proper procedure in passing the pension change.

Officials say two students from Central High were hospitalized Monday after having a bad reaction to synthetic marijuana they smoked at school. Superintendent Michael Faulk says after the students were sent to the hospital, school officials told the school resource officer what had happened…

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He says, according to school policy, both students will be automatically expelled.

Louisiana schools are seeing higher numbers of teachers retiring compared to three years ago. Louisiana School Board Association Director, Scott Richard, says policy changes that have created a public dispute between state leaders has caused anxiety among teachers…

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Nearly three-thousand K-through-12 teachers retired during this past fiscal year.

A family is grieving today after a three year old little boy found a loaded gun in his house and shot and killed himself with it on accident. Tallulah Police Department spokeswoman Yvonne Lewis says the mom wasn’t home at the time but she was only gone for minutes.
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She says investigators did a test on the child’s hand to determine he did actually shoot himself.

The state Board of Regents releases a report showing there is no statewide policy in place for handling such allegations. New Orleans lawmaker JP Morrell says Louisiana must establish a benchmark that all colleges must meet when it comes to the way sexual assault claims are handled…:
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Public school teachers continue to retire at a higher number compared to what seen just only a few years ago. Jeff Palermo has the story…:
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Today a district judge threw out the law that would give State Police Col Mike Edmonson and another trooper a major retirement boost. The measure was added the last legislative session at the last minute and the judge said today lawmakers didn’t follow proper procedure with this and the pension change is “unconstitutional on its face.”

The state Board of Regents releases a report showing students at colleges are more vulnerable when it comes to sexual assault because there is no statewide policy in place for handling such allegations. New Orleans Senator JP Morrell requested the report and says no two Louisiana colleges have the same guidelines for handling sexual assault accusations…

cut 12 (08) “very very different thing”

Morrell says Louisiana needs to establish a benchmark that all colleges must meet when it comes to the way sexual assault claims are handled.

Louisiana schools are still seeing a higher number of teachers retiring compared to what they saw just three years ago. Louisiana School Board Association Director, Scott Richard, says if there wasn’t so much uncertainty with Common Core and changes to how teachers are evaluated, many recently retired teachers would still be teaching….

cut 11 (06) “the future“

Nearly three-thousand K-through-12th grade teachers retired during the fiscal year that ended June 30th.

The Tallulah Police Department says a little 3-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself after finding a loaded handgun in his home. Michelle Southern has that…

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A Baton Rouge state judge has ruled that the last-minute retirement increase the Louisiana Legislature gave to State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson and another trooper is, indeed, unconstitutional. District Judge Janice Clark stated that lawmakers did not properly pass the pension change and her ruling voids that provision. No one defended the measure in court.

Louisiana schools are still seeing a higher number of teachers retiring compared to what they saw prior to 2010. Nearly three-thousand K-through-12 teachers retired during the fiscal year that ended June 30th. Scott Richard, director of the Louisiana School Board Association, blames it on the turmoil that’s going on in public education…

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Richard says if there wasn’t so much uncertainty with Common Core and changes to how teachers are evaluated, many recently retired teachers would still be teaching.

State Judge Janice Clark has ruled that the last-minute retirement boost lawmakers gave to State Police Superintendent Col. Mike Edmonson and another trooper is unconstitutional. Clark said the Louisiana Legislature did not properly pass the measure. Edmonson and the other trooper had both said they had no intention of accepting the increased benefit. No one defended the law in court.

According to officials, two students from Central High had to be removed from class and sent to the hospital Monday after having bad reaction to synthetic marijuana they smoked at school. Superintendent Michael Faulk says the students, aged 17 and 18, were rushed to the emergency room for treatment, then an investigation began…

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Faulk says according to school policy each student will be automatically expelled and the case is now in the hands of the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s office.

The Vermillion Parish Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Loreauville man in connection to a shooting in Abbeville over the weekend. Seven people sustained non-life threatening injuries during the incident. 20-year-old Bryson Provost is charged with seven counts of attempted first degree murder. Authorities say more arrests are possible.

The Talluah Police Department says a 3-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed himself after finding a loaded handgun in his home. Spokeswoman Yvonne Lewis says emergency personnel got the call around 4:10 Monday afternoon…

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Lewis says they believe this is really just a tragic accident.

Area Development has ranked Louisiana as the sixth best state to conduct business. Here’s Scott Carwile…

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According to officials, two students from Central High had to be removed from class and sent to the hospital Monday after having a bad reaction to synthetic marijuana they smoked at school. Superintendent Michael Faulk says the teachers reported something just wasn’t right with the two boys in the classroom…

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Faulk says the students, aged 17 and 18, were rushed to the emergency room for treatment and the case is now in the hands of the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office.

The Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding a vehicle that hit and killed a man in Albany over the weekend. Deputies say they found 27-year-old Cleveland Barnes, Jr. of Tickfaw in the road and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities believe Barnes was run over by a vehicle that fled the scene. At this time, they have no description of the vehicle or suspect. If you have any information related to this case, you are asked to contact the sheriff’s office or Crime Stoppers.