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  • Test results up overall voucher schools flat

    NEW ORLEANS - State education officials say the number of Louisiana public school students performing at grade level nudged up from 68 percent to 69 percent in the latest round of standardized test scores. While results were not uniformly better in all subjects, Education Superintendent John White said more than half the state's districts saw improvement overall. White said charter schools ...

  • Pickup crashes into train

    accident BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies said a truck collided with a train this morning in the northern part of East Baton Rouge Parish. The crash happened just before 5 a.m. near Thomas Rd., north of the Scotlandville area. At least one person was transported from the scene. There's no word on the extent of their injuries. News 2 will have more information on the crash as it ...

  • Report Louisiana students improve standardized testing scores

    Baton Rouge, La - The percentage of Louisiana students scoring at the Basic level or above on standardized tests grew one point in grades 3-8, with 69 percent of students testing at Basic or above. The number of students performing below their grade level has been reduced by nearly 5,000 and marks a nine percent increase in students above grade level statewide since 2008. Over that time, 67 ...

  • Long-standing feud escalates to drive-by shooting in Donaldsonville

    Donaldsonville, LA (nbc33) - An Ascension Parish man is behind bars on attempted murder charges. APSO deputies went to Memorial Drive in Donaldsonville after receiving reports of a shooting. Deputies learned that the male victim was walking on Memorial Drive when Toran Munson, 28, drove up, got out of his vehicle, and got into an argument with the victim. Munson had been feuding with the ...

  • Juban Crossing bill heads to House floor

    BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The idea of a major shopping development moving to Livingston Parish took another step forward Wednesday morning at the Louisiana Capitol. A Senate bill passed through the House Committee on Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs and will now head to the house floor. Juban Crossing would utilize state funds initially and create an estimated 2,500 construction ...


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Hanna

Hanna

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  • Powerhouse Gym customers urged to file claim

    BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - The attorney general of Louisiana is urging customers who lost money because of a failed Baton Rouge gym to file a consumer protection claim. Attorney General Buddy Caldwell said in a written release that people who signed up for a membership with Powerhouse Gym and were not properly reimbursed should file a claim with the Louisiana Department of Justice's ...

  • Another suspect in St. John Parish deadly deputies shooting pleads guilty

    One of the seven people arrested in connection with the shooting deaths of two sheriff's deputies and the wounding of two others no longer faces charges. Teniecha Bright, 21, of LaPlace was charged ...

  • LSU - Arkansas to play the day after Thanksgiving

    CBS Sports announced Wednesday that the LSU - Arkansas football game will be played Friday, November 29th in Tiger Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and can be seen on WAFB-TV.Alabama and ...

  • Retirement home employee arrested for theft

    ducre SLIDELL- A 52-year-old Slidell retirement home employee is facing several theft charges after police say she stole jewelry and a digital camera from residents and then sold the items to local pawn shops. The Times-Picayune reports Stephanie Ducre is being held in the St. Tammany Parish Jail on a $25,000 bond. Slidell police says one of the retirement home's residents contacted ...

  • Flipped car causes backup on Miss. River Bridge

    bridge BATON ROUGE - A wreck involving a flipped vehicle caused traffic to back up this morning on the Mississippi River Bridge in Baton Rouge. The Department of Transportation and Development reported the wreck on I-10 East flipped a car and forced authorities to close some lanes in both directions. The westbound lanes were opened around 10:30, and the eastbound lanes reopened an hour ...

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