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• Lawmakers end historic veto session without overriding any of governor's vetoes Play Video

  July 21, 2021 3:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Despite getting enough support to launch an unprecedented veto session, lawmakers in the Louisiana House and Senate failed to revive any of the bills vetoed by Governor John Bel Edwards. Two major focuses of the session were proposals for permitless concealed carrying of a handgun and... more »

• ACT overhauls upcoming tests - allows for new score average

  November 29, 2019 12:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Within the year, the ACT will have overhauled its testing formula which could mean students will see higher scores and more focused testing. Among changes announced for the September 2020 test is a so-called “Superscore” - or, an average of multiple test attempts in each of... more »

• BRPD: Man arrested for bribing 10-year-old for sex act

  April 11, 2017 4:52 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge Police have arrested a man Tuesday after he attempted to bribe a 10-year-old for sexual favors. According to BRPD, the incident occurred between the dates of August 12 and September 9, 2016 when 39-year-old Eric Strawder offered to perform oral sex on a 10-year-old... more »

• Two BR Magnet High School students score 36 on ACT

  December 9, 2016 12:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Two Baton Rouge Magnet High School seniors have earned perfect ACT scores. Chi Cao and Nicholas Cole Roland both scored 36 on the ACT. Cao is a member of the Mu Alpha Theta Club and the BRMHS Orchestra. She plans to attend the University of Texas... more »

• Catholic High School junior gets perfect score on ACT

  December 2, 2016 3:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A Catholic High School junior Stephen Gaudin has earned the highest possible ACT composite score, school officials reported Friday. On average, less than one tenth of one percent of students who take the ACT earn a perfect score. To put that in perspective, only 2,235 of... more »

• Students out of time to raise ACT score

  April 14, 2016 8:26 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Students hoping to boost their ACT scores to save their TOPS scholarships have run out of time. The last day to take the test to qualify for the next school year was Saturday. Before the latest round of state budget cuts were announced, students only needed an... more »

• Flyers could see harder security checkpoints Play Video

  September 15, 2015 6:59 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. - If you're planning on flying next year, you may have a harder time getting on a plane. The REAL ID Act requires several documents that properly identify a person. As of now, Louisiana Driver's Licenses do not meet those federal regulations which went into effect... more »

• La. to see millions from Transocean settlement

  January 3, 2013 3:47 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - Louisiana lawmakers trumpeted the fact that the state will see hundreds of millions of dollars as part of the federal government's $1.4 billion settlement with Transocean today over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The final terms of the settlement require Transocean, which owned the drilling rig... more »