A Louisiana company played a role in the biopic “Reagan.” Andrew Greenstein reports.
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The Louisiana Department of Education is expanding its tutoring program through the Steve Carter Literacy Tutoring Program, offering $1,500 digital vouchers for K-12 students to access additional academic support.
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Louisiana will be dealing with a hurricane on Wednesday. LRN Meteorologist Bill Jacquemine reports Tropical Strom Francine in the southern Gulf is expected to develop into a hurricane and move towards Texas-Louisiana
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In light of the deadly school shooting in Georgia, Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans is reminding you of an anonymous reporting tool it’s partnered on with Safe Schools Louisiana. Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans CEO Darlene Cusanza (kuh-SANS-ah) says there are many ways that students can report safety concerns, such as shooting threats or threats of self-harm.
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Or they can call the hotline 24 hours a day. Cusanza says users never have to give their names when making reports.
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Under Louisiana law, students are not allowed to have cell phones in their classrooms. Cusanza says Crimestoppers of Greater New Orleans has not found that to be a barrier for reporting safety concerns.
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The program has been up and running in greater New Orleans since 2004; and in 2020, it expended statewide through a partnership with the Louisiana State Police and GOHSEP.
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Louisiana entered the national spotlight this month with the nationwide premiere of “Reagan.” One of the executive producers is Baton Rouge-based Alluwee Productions. Owner Dave Roberts says he set out to tell the story about President Ronald Reagan without making it overly political.
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Roberts says he wanted to make the movie family friendly in order to introduce a new audience to the life and times of the 40th President of the United States.
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Roberts says he went to great lengths, including working with the Reagan family and the Reagan Presidential Library, to make sure that everything in the movie was factual. He says they had a lot of great material – too much, in fact.
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In its opening weekend, “Reagan” grossed more than 10-million dollars, exceeding expectations.
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Louisiana is expanding its tutoring program through the Steve Carter Literacy Tutoring Program, offering $1,500 digital vouchers for K-12 students to access additional academic support. Named after the late State Representative Steve Carter, Deputy Superintendent of Education Dr. Jenna Chiasson (sha-son) says the initiative aims to help struggling students focus on improving literacy and math skills.
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The program provides qualifying families of public school students with digital vouchers that can be used for personalized tutoring services, either in person or online. Chiasson says the goal is to ensure students receive tailored assistance in areas where they may be struggling, helping to close educational gaps…
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Chiasson emphasizes the program will give students a better chance to succeed academically. By providing targeted interventions, the Steve Carter Tutoring Program aims to strengthen student performance and help them stay on track with their grade-level expectations…
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The program previously offered a one-thousand-dollar digital voucher, was limited to k-5 public school students, and only included literacy.
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Based on projections from the National Hurricane Center, a hurricane could make landfall in southwest Louisiana during the middle of this week. Meteorologist Joe Rua with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles says an area of low pressure in the Bay of Campeche in the southern Gulf of Mexico is expected to organize into hurricane…
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The National Hurricane Center put out its first official forecast track on Sunday afternoon before the system even became a tropical depression. Rua says with an anticipated landfall in southeast Texas or southwest Louisiana on Wednesday, forecasters wanted to let the public know…
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Rua says there’s enough time and the sea surface temperatures are warm enough for this disturbance to strengthen into a Category 1 hurricane…
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ULM is off to a 2-and-0 start after a dominating 32-6 win over the UAB Blazers. The Warhawks defense held the Blazers to 259 total yards and forced three turnovers and that includes a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown by Carlin Vigers from Eunice. Coach Bryant Vincent says they beat UAB in every phase of the game…
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ULM is off this Saturday and on September 21st they’ll visit second ranked Texas.
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It was a lot closer than expected; but nonetheless, LSU earned its first victory of 2024 by beating Nicholls, 44-21. Nicholls actually pulled to within two early in the third quarter on a 67-yard touchdown run by Colin Guggenheim, but the Colonels would get no closer. The Tigers scored 21 unanswered points to put the game away. After the game, LSU Head Coach Brian Kelly said the short week exposed some flaws in the team’s game.
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LSU only rushed for 68 yards as the Tigers have struggled to develop a running game through two weeks of the season. Kelly is looking for more balance on offense…
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Garrett Nussmeier threw for 302 yards and six touchdown passes, one shy of the team record held by Joe Burrow, who threw seven touchdown passes against Oklahoma in 2019. LSU improves to 1-and-1 on the season and travels to South Carolina next week to take on the Gamecocks.
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What a start to the season for the Saints as they scored a franchise record 47 points in a season opener and crushed NFC South rival Carolina 47 to 10. Quarterback Derek Carr threw three touchdown passes and the offense scored on its first nine possessions. It was a vintage performance from running back Alvin Kamara who rushed for 83 yards and a touchdown. Kamara says they did a great job executing new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak’s offense
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The Saints outgained the Panthers 379 to 193. The defense had four sacks and three turnovers on the day. Coach Dennis Allen was not pleased with the ten penalties but he’ll certainly take the win…
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The Saints will visit the Cowboys in Dallas in next Sunday.