GRAMBLING - Grambling State University's accreditation warning has been lifted. The university announced Tuesday that it had received notification from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools that the six-month warning issued in June had been removed. The warning required the school to address issues related to financial aid and... more »
BATON ROUGE - The president of LSU's Faculty Senate has filed a formal complaint with the university's accrediting agency about plans to reorganize university system leadership. Kevin Cope said Thursday that he lodged a list of criticisms with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools about an LSU Board of... more »
BATON ROUGE - The LSU governing board's decision to merge two of the system's top jobs has raised concerns from the Georgia-based organization that accredits Southern colleges, which is pressing for details about the changes.
Leaders of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools questioned whether LSU officials are... more »
GREENSBURG - The St. Helena Parish School system has passed muster for accreditation with the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Cheryl Allread, lead evaluator for the SACS external review team, says St. Helena Central Elementary and High schools hit high marks for each of the five standards on... more »
GREENSBURG - An external review team for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools will be on campus at St. Helena Central Elementary and High schools this week.
The team will interview administrators, observe teachers and speak with student and parent groups in a process school officials hope will... more »
BATON ROUGE - Top education leaders have developed a new plan to speed up the way Louisiana approves public funding for private schools.
Private schools use public funding to cover the cost of textbooks, transportation and food.
In order to be eligible for the funding, private schools must... more »
GRAMBLING - Grambling State University's accreditation has been extended by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, but the regional accrediting agency placed the school on warning for six months.
Debra A. Johnson, Grambling's director of alumni and public relations, says the warning involved two issues.
The first... more »
BATON ROUGE - Government agencies are taking a close look at an apartment complex where 30 people with mental challenges live.
Reginald Stewman, a... more »
ST. FRANCISVILLE- There has been an outpouring of support for the victims of Monday's deadly tornado in Oklahoma.
Tuesday night, about 24-hours since the... more »
BATON ROUGE- A couple faces charges after an altercation with police at a Tigerland apartment swimming pool Tuesday night.
Damien Hibbler is accused of... more »