Louisiana school performance increases for third straight year
For the third year in a row, Louisiana's statewide school performance score has increased, and it is now at its highest level under the current scoring system. Louisiana's 2024 statewide school performance score is 80.2, compared to 78.5 in 2023. "That tells us that our academic strategy is the right one," sa...
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Facebook parent company Meta planning to build $5 billion AI data center near Monroe
Facebook parent company Meta is planning to build a five-billion-dollar artificial intelligence (AI) data center near Monroe in Richland Parish. Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell says this would be huge. "It's the largest thing that's ever happened in north Louisiana. We're all excited about it...
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Post office in Rayville to be renamed in honor of former politician Luke Letlow
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill by Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy to rename the U.S. Postal Service facility in Rayville, as the "Luke Letlow Post Office Building." Cassidy says the legislation honors Luke Letlow, a Louisiana native, elected in 2020 to represent the state's 5th Congressional Distric...
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LSU police investigating theft of former LSU gymnastics coach D-D Breaux's championship rings
LSU Police are looking for whoever stole approximately 40 championship rings from legendary gymnastics coach D-D Breaux's on campus office. Breaux retired as coach in 2020 and still works for the university in an ambassador role. She says she normally keeps her door locked when she leaves for the day; but one day earli...
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Congressman Garret Graves optimistic for the change President-Elect Trump will bring
While Congressman Garret Graves was considered for Transportation Secretary, the role went to Sean Duffy. Graves expressed support for Duffy and their collaboration. He highlighted Trump's cabinet selections as a sign of significant change, emphasizing the administration's focus on inflation, infrastructure, energy, an...
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