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• HS teacher accused of having child pornography

  June 12, 2013 9:01 AM

  METAIRIE- School officials say a 43-year-old Grace King High School teacher accused of child pornography has been placed on indefinite leave from his job. The Jefferson Parish public school system disclosed the employment status of Walter Sologaistoa, of Kenner, but did not say whether the Spanish teacher is still being... more »

• LHSAA combines Division II & III playoff brackets

  June 6, 2013 6:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - With the select & non-select schools divided for state title runs, the next question becomes "what logistics need to be put in place for a smaller, select playoffs bracket?" Thursday, the LHSAA executive committee answered that question. They decided to combine Division II & III(4A &... more »

• Three teens arrested after school vandalism

  June 5, 2013 5:25 PM

  WATSON - Sheriff's deputies arrested three Livingston Parish teens today after they said they broke into the old Live Oak High School fieldhouse and started a fire. Investigators said the teens, two of which were 13 and one of which was 14, are all students in the Live Oak... more »

• Lutcher High's Jared Poche is Mr. Baseball

  June 2, 2013 10:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE, La. - Lutcher High School has always been known for football. But when Jared Poche decided to give up football prior to his senior season, the community understood. The 6-foot-1, 185-pound Poche was pursuing a dream that turned into a dream season for the Lutcher baseball team. "I... more »

• Seniors accused in Comeaux High vandalism

  May 21, 2013 8:59 AM

  LAFAYETTE- Police say 19 Comeaux High seniors face misdemeanor charges after they allegedly vandalized the school over the weekend. Lafayette police Cpl. Paul Mouton says the students received misdemeanor summonses for criminal mischief and criminal trespassing for vandalizing the school grounds. Comeaux High Principal Joe Craig tells The Advocate the... more »

• Familiar name propelling U-High to baseball state tournament Play Video

  May 7, 2013 11:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A familiar name will don the back of U High's ace pitcher on the mound this weekend at the baseball state tournament. Sports 2's Brian Holland has more on the Cubs. more »

• New technology to guard against youth concussions

  May 6, 2013 10:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Louisiana's contact sports leave little room for error and often that can lead to injuries on the field. Many times high school athletes experience concussions after big hits, but trainers, coaches, and officials are getting better at recognizing the symptoms. News 2 will look into... more »

• Student arrested after damaging restroom

  May 1, 2013 8:56 AM

  SHREVEPORT- Police say a Caddo Magnet High School student was arrested after being seen damaging a restroom at the school. Cpl. Marcus Hines tells The Times 18-year-old Justin Washer was escorted to the main office on Tuesday. Upon arrival, Hines says he began to get into a physical altercation with... more »

• Lacrosse popularity surging in Baton Rouge high schools Play Video

  April 23, 2013 12:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The fastest growing sport in the country has now begun to set down roots in Louisiana and the Baton Rouge area. Sports 2's Brian Holland found a couple lacrosse teams who've made it to the state playoffs. more »

• Proposed law targets LHSAA split

  March 28, 2013 10:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Lawmakers will discuss a proposed law that would, effectively, ban public schools from participating in the LHSAA. The bill, filed by State Rep. Bob Hensgens (R-Abbeville), "prohibits public high school participation in interscholastic athletics regulated by any association that discriminates among schools based on school admissions criteria... more »

• EBRSO: Gun threat actually happened on-campus Play Video

  March 11, 2013 1:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office confirmed a man walked onto McKinley High School's campus after school hours on Friday and threatened two students with a gun. Until noon Monday, the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board told News 2 the incident happened off campus near... more »

• Cinderella Project hosts annual dress giveaway Saturday Play Video

  March 6, 2013 10:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE - High school girls who need help getting outfitted for prom can come out to the Cinderella Project's annual Dress Giveaway event this weekend in Baton Rouge. Organizers say any students who are in financial need of a free prom dress are welcome to attend. Each... more »

• LHSAA football playoff split debated at the capitol Play Video

  March 5, 2013 5:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Members of a joint legislative committee got answers about a plan to split the high school football playoffs between public and private schools. Principals from the 389 schools within the Louisiana High School Athletic Association were allowed to vote. 291 of those schools have football programs. Supporters... more »

• Lawmakers tackle LHSAA football playoff changes

  March 5, 2013 10:54 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Lawmakers are looking into the Louisiana High School Athletic Association's decision to separate public school football playoffs from those held by other schools, including magnet and charter schools. A special joint Senate-House committee is reviewing the league's decision to scrap a system that has been in... more »

• LHSAA Boys Basketball Scoreboard

  February 22, 2013 8:48 PM

  BOYS BASKETBALL Class 5A Archbishop Rummel 46, New Iberia 44 Brother Martin 58, Higgins 48 Comeaux 62, Mandeville 58 East Ascension 58, Captain Shreve 56 East St. John 39, Jesuit 38 Ouachita Parish 60, Natchitoches 55 Ruston 84, Westgate 65 Scotlandville 80, C.E. Byrd 55 Class 4A ... more »

• Zachary High students mistake shooting threats Play Video

  February 22, 2013 5:49 PM

  ZACHARY - Ten percent of Zachary High School students were absent Friday because of threats made at another school, in another parish earlier this week. Kyle Blackburn, 18, from Denham Springs was arrested by the Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office Wednesday for Twitter messages he sent to Silliman Institute students... more »

• Ex-Meridian softball coach indicted on sex crimes

  February 17, 2013 12:37 PM

  MERIDIAN, Miss. - A former Meridian high school softball coach has been indicted on eight charges alleging inappropriate contact with students under the age of 18. The indictment filed Feb. 11 in Lauderdale County Circuit Court charges former Clarkdale High School coach Ricky Roberson with three counts of exploiting a... more »

• BRHS choir gets Ash Wednesday papal audience Play Video

  February 13, 2013 10:48 AM

  VATICAN CITY - Students from Baton Rouge performed for Pope Benedict XVI during an Ash Wednesday papal audience today at the Vatican. Members of the Baton Rouge High School Festival Singers performed a Papal address. Faculty members said they were in Italy for a choral tour when they... more »

• Tigers in good position on National Signing Day Play Video

  February 6, 2013 10:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE - National Signing Day has started off just the way Les Miles and his LSU coaching staff would have liked. The Tigers started the day with eight players of the 2013 class already on campus as early enrollees, and the letters quickly started rolling in after that.... more »

• 2 Tioga High students face terrorism charges

  February 6, 2013 6:52 AM

  TIOGA - Authorities say two Tioga High School students are facing terrorism charges in the case of emails sent to the school on Jan. 31 that resulted in a lockdown and extra security. Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies tell The Town Talk the 17-year-olds face 10 counts of terrorism. Both were... more »

• Students help find sawed-off shotgun Play Video

  February 4, 2013 5:22 PM

  PORT ALLEN- A 16-year old student is still in jail after school administrators say he brought a sawed-off shotgun to school Friday. The administration was tipped off by two students who saw the boy with the weapon and the school was put on lock down until it was secured.... more »

• Man arrested for terrorizing near high school

  January 29, 2013 2:30 PM

  GONZALES - A man seen walking near East Ascension High School in Gonzales with a hand gun Tuesday morning, is now behind bars. Police say 19-year-old Blaine Dearmond was pointing the weapon, which was a BB gun, at several students. Dearmond was currently on probation for burglaries in Ascension... more »

• Ohio judge weighs whether to keep rape trial open

  January 25, 2013 2:43 AM

  STEUBENVILLE, Ohio - An Ohio judge plans to decide whether the trial of two high school football players charged with raping a 16-year-old girl should be closed to the public. The girl and her parents, one defendant and state Attorney General Mike DeWine all want next month's trial closed, either... more »

• Tioga High teacher facing additional sex charges

  January 24, 2013 6:48 AM

  ALEXANDRIA - A Rapides Parish high school teacher, who was arrested last month on charges of having a sexual relationship with a student, now is facing nine additional charges. 27-year-old Heather Michelle Cooksey was arrested Tuesday and later released on a $35,000 bond. Rapides Parish sheriff's deputies say... more »

• Study: High school grad rate highest since '76

  January 22, 2013 6:51 AM

  WASHINGTON - A U.S. Education Department study says the high school graduation rate nationally is the highest since 1976, but more than a fifth of students fail to get a diploma in four years. Officials say the steady rise of students completing their education is a reflection of the... more »

• Bastrop HS student arrested with gun on campus

  January 15, 2013 1:09 PM

  BASTROP - Morehouse Parish sheriff's deputies have arrested a 17-year-old Bastrop High School student who somehow managed to get onto the campus with a 45-caliber, semi-automatic pistol and a loaded magazine on his body. Morehouse Parish Schools Superintendent George Noflin tells The News-Star it was the student's parents who notified... more »

• 1 student shot at high school in Taft, Calif.

  January 10, 2013 12:57 PM

  TAFT, Calif. - One student has been shot at a high school in Taft, Calif., a community in the southern San Joaquin Valley. Authorities say the 16-year-old student is in critical but stable condition. Sheriff Donny Youngblood says the shooter is a student who walked into a class at... more »

• TB tests pending for people at LHS, Truman

  December 18, 2012 10:48 AM

  LAFAYETTE - About 200 students and faculty and staff members at Lafayette High School are awaiting the results of blood tests taken Monday that may indicate if they are positive for tuberculosis. Blood was drawn from those who had been identified as possibly having been exposed to an individual suspected... more »

• Lee High to be built on site of current school

  November 15, 2012 10:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The school board decided Thursday night to build a new Lee High School where the old one stands, on the street that shares its name. The project will cost about $58 million. The board still needs to find an architect. The new school could open by... more »

• What to do with Lee High School

  November 1, 2012 10:11 AM

  BATON ROUGE- The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board will meet tonight to discuss Lee High School's future. The school board plans to rebuild the school, but where to locate the school is the problem. Some want to rebuild the school in it's current location, while others want... more »

• Calif. high school 'League' gives points for sex

  October 23, 2012 12:22 PM

  PIEDMONT, Calif. - Parents have been told that male athletes at a high school in a San Francisco Bay Area suburb formed what they called a "Fantasy Slut League," awarding points for sex with female students. Piedmont High School principal Rich Kitchens says the so-called league, which had existed up... more »

• Judge expected to rule in Bible verse banner suit

  October 18, 2012 7:28 AM

  AUSTIN, Texas - A group of teenage cheerleaders are expecting find out from a Texas district judge whether they can continue to display Bible verses at high school football games. The cheerleaders at Kountze High School sued the district after officials said they could no longer use scripture on... more »

• Student arrested for bringing gun to school, assault Play Video

  September 27, 2012 11:18 AM

  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Deputies charged two Glen Oaks High School students after a fight in which one of them drew a gun. Deputies arrested Neil Harris, 17, after they said he pulled a gun during a fight at the school around 7:10 a.m. with De'rrell... more »

• School bus changes made at Lafayette High

  September 27, 2012 8:45 AM

  LAFAYETTE - Lafayette High School has made several changes in the way buses run to keep students safe. The changes come after the Sept. 20 accident in which a student was struck by a bus. School system officials met with bus drivers and administrators to address the problems in... more »

• Authorities searching for student with gun

  September 27, 2012 7:56 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities in East Baton Rouge Parish are searching for a student they said may have pulled a gun during a school fight. Sheriff's office spokesperson Casey Hicks said deputies were called to the fight at Glen Oaks High School around 7:10 a.m. today. The school... more »

• High school opening delayed slightly

  September 24, 2012 10:10 AM

  WATSON - Livingston Parish school officials are hoping for an October move-in date for the new Live Oak High School campus in Watson but acknowledge it could be November before the new campus opens. Hurricane Isaac set back construction after the slow-moving storm dropped 9.4 inches of rain over... more »

• Fans' Choice Week 1 winner announced tonight

  September 5, 2012 10:45 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The first Fans' Choice Award of the 2012 season will take center stage tonight on WBRZ Sports 2. It's not too late to get those votes in there. This week's nominees are Denham Springs running back Kaleb Blanchard, Zachary quarterback Trey Hills and St. Michael quarterback... more »

• Several high school football games canceled, moved

  August 29, 2012 4:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Athletic officials canceled or rescheduled several high school football games in response to this week's storms. Here's a list of games planned for this weekend so far: SATURDAY: Walker at St. Michael - 2 p.m. SUNDAY: Independence at Baker - 11 a.m. Plaquemine at Brusly - 7... more »

• Zachary, Catholic High game canceled

  August 29, 2012 3:11 PM

  ZACHARY - School officials canceled this week's football game between Zachary High and Catholic High. Zachary head football coach Neil Weiner said the team hadn't had enough days to practice for the Week One matchup because of Hurricane Isaac, now a tropical storm. He said the schools were... more »

• High school tourney locations announced

  July 18, 2012 9:53 AM

  Shreveport-Bossier, Lake Charles and Hammond have been selected as the host cities for the 2013 Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) boys' and girls' regional basketball tournaments. The regional tournaments will host between eight and 10 matches during the weekend and an estimated 12,000 attendees are expected to participate... more »

• Pa. high school puts itself up for sale on eBay

  July 2, 2012 12:38 PM

  LANGHORNE, Pa. - Forget magazine drives and candy sales. A cash-strapped high school near Philadelphia hopes to raise money by auctioning itself on eBay. Officials at The Learning Center in Langhorne, Pa., are seeking bids starting around $600,000 to offset steep budget cuts. The eBay listing describes the public alternative... more »

• Live Oak High School construction may affect opening

  June 20, 2012 10:38 AM

  WATSON - School administrators and contractors in Livingston Parish are meeting to set a tenative date for the opening of Live Oak High School. Work was stalled when thieves got away with about $100,000 worth of copper from the construction site. The school was scheduled to be open in... more »

• 73-year-old gets life term in old grudge killing

  June 18, 2012 12:38 PM

  MADISON, S.D. - A prosecutor says a jockstrap put over a student sports manager's head in a high school locker room more than 50 years ago led a 73-year-old South Dakota man to fatally shoot his long-ago classmate. Carl Ericsson of Watertown was sentenced to life in prison Friday after... more »

• Showing grisly video leads to teacher suspension

  June 13, 2012 7:31 PM

  A teacher in Canada was suspended for showing high school students a video police say shows Luka Magnotta murdering and dismembering a college student. Magnotta is accused of killing Jun Lin in Montreal. He posted the video online and fled to Germany where he was caught. The video shows him... more »

• Goats removed from Conn. high school roof overhang

  June 6, 2012 4:15 PM

  SIMSBURY, Conn. - Firefighters were called to a Connecticut high school for a goat removal. Authorities say firefighters rescued four goats from an overhang above the entrance to Simsbury High School on Wednesday morning. They say the goats may have been placed there as a senior prank. Principal Neil Sullivan... more »

• Ohio school withholds diploma because of cheering

  June 6, 2012 12:45 PM

  CINCINNATI - A suburban Cincinnati high school is withholding a graduate's diploma and requiring community service as punishment for what it describes as overly boisterous cheering by his family during his graduation ceremony. Mount Healthy City Schools Superintendent Lori Handler tells WCPO-TV families agree to avoid ceremony disruptions. She says... more »

• Fewer St. Landry high students quitting school

  June 6, 2012 11:07 AM

  OPELOUSAS - The annual dropout rate in St. Landry Parish high schools dipped more than 50 percent from the 2009-10 school year to the 2010-11 school year. The Daily World reports only 3 percent, or 112, ninth- to 12th-grade students dropped out of St. Landry schools in 2010-11, compared to... more »

• Threat on Facebook, student arrested

  May 11, 2012 5:19 PM

  BOSSIER CITY - Police say a 17-year-old student at Parkway High School has been arrested after school officials found a posting on Facebook describing violent threats to the high school. Bossier Parish sheriff's deputies say the teen was arrested Tuesday on a charge of terrorizing after posting a detailed sketch... more »

• Conn. teen's body spray sets off school fire alarm

  May 11, 2012 12:56 PM

  MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - Officials say a fire alarm that went off at a Connecticut high school was activated by a student's "overabundance" of body spray in a locker room. Firefighters were called to Middletown High School shortly after 3 p.m. Thursday. Officials told The Middletown Press that the student used... more »

• Tornado-hit Indiana students hope to land concert

  March 20, 2012 12:51 PM

  INDIANAPOLIS - An Indiana high school that was destroyed by tornadoes will soon find out if an online campaign, with support from students elsewhere, will land students a free Lady Antebellum prom performance. Schools from as far away as northern Wisconsin submitted YouTube videos urging the country trio to choose... more »

• Threats prompt extra patrols at area high school Monday

  March 11, 2012 11:34 PM

  PONCHATOULA- Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's deputies are expected to be on the Ponchatoula High School campus Monday. ActionNews17.com , a community news website serving Tangipahoa and the Florida Parishes, reports deputies will be "highly visible" after threats were made to the school. WDSU TV in New Orleans also reports... more »

• Classes resume at Ohio high school after shooting

  March 2, 2012 5:20 AM

  CHARDON, Ohio - Students mourning the deaths of three teens in a shooting at an Ohio high school are set to return to class today, a day after charges were filed in juvenile court against the 17-year-old suspect. T.J. Lane is accused of opening fire at the 1,100-student Chardon High... more »

• Third student in Ohio school shooting dies

  February 28, 2012 11:56 AM

  CLEVELAND- Officials say a third student wounded in a school shooting in Ohio has died. A juvenile court hearing is set this afternoon for the teenager accused of shooting five students, three of them fatally, at a suburban Cleveland high school. Authorities still don't know what might have... more »

• McKinley high band wins first place at the MLB urban invitational

  February 18, 2012 2:21 PM

  BATON ROUGE- McKinley High School Marching Band wins first place at the Major League Baseball Invitational. It happened Saturday at Minute Maid Bark in Houston. To participate in the event, all of the bands had to eartn first place in their division at the MLK Battle of the... more »

• Thieves steal $100k worth of copper from new school Play Video

  February 3, 2012 5:29 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Authorities are searching for thieves that took more than $100,000 worth of copper from the new Live Oak High School earlier this week. Project Superintendent Bruce Bacon says during the 22-month project the site has been burglarized several times. "You try to open up a... more »

• Thieves hit Live Oak HS construction site

  February 3, 2012 6:43 AM

  WATSON - Officials say the fall opening of the new Live Oak High School in Watson could be delayed after thieves stole more than $100,000 worth of copper and tools from the construction site. Bruce Bacon, the job superintendent for Woodrow Wilson Construction Co. says the thieves knew exactly what... more »

• Zachary High School students disciplined for hazing Play Video

  January 27, 2012 6:09 PM

  ZACHARY - The school system took disciplinary action against a number of Zachary High School students after hazing allegation surfaced earlier this week. Zachary Police Chief David McDavid calls the alleged hazing incident involving boys "sexual in nature", but he didn't know the full details of what happened. ... more »

• Cougar Controversy

  January 20, 2012 7:55 PM

  A school district in Utah will not allow a new high school to use "Cougars" as a mascot because of its connotation in popular culture. The Canyons School District Superintendent says some see the word cougar as carrying a "negative double ententre" since the term can refer to women in... more »

• Utah school passes on 'cougars' as mascot

  January 20, 2012 1:18 PM

  SALT LAKE CITY - A Utah school district has decided against using "Cougars" as a mascot for a new high school in part because of the negative connotation of the word in popular culture. Canyons School District Superintendent David S. Doty says the selection of "Chargers" as mascot was driven... more »

• Former La. high school football star pleads guilty in sex case

  January 6, 2012 2:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE, La. - A former high school football player, who had committed to LSU but was arrested on a sexual assault charge last year, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. 19-year-old Jeremy Hill, a former Redemptorist High running back, pleaded guilty Friday to carnal knowledge of a juvenile,... more »

• Friends of missing teacher want private investigator Play Video

  December 8, 2011 5:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE - It's been five months since local teacher Sylviane Finch Lozada went missing. Now friends are desperate for information about the case, and say they're not getting any answers from the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office. "We're in the process of hiring a private investigator to hopefully... more »

• Instructor at Lafayette HS arrested, out on bail

  December 6, 2011 7:17 AM

  LAFAYETTE - A dance teacher at Lafayette High School was arrested after several reports of inappropriate contact with students. Lafayette police began investigating Katie Champagne in November after a 14-year-old female student claimed the teacher grabbed her breasts and hit her on the buttocks. Police retrieved surveillance video... more »

• Fines, suspensions given for HS football brawl

  October 25, 2011 3:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The state athletics association suspended 17 players and issued $1,000 fines to Parkview Baptist and Baker high schools for their actions in a fight that ended last Friday's football game early. The Louisiana High School Athletics Association issued the fines and suspensions after a morning-long sportsmanship... more »

• Louisiana graduation rate improving faster, at 71%

  October 18, 2011 12:01 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The percentage of Louisiana's public high school students who graduate in four years rose to 70.9 percent this year, up from 67.2 percent for last year - a substantial increase in the rate of improvement but far from the 80 percent goal state officials want to meet... more »

• The Reunion Haunt in Clinton

  October 11, 2011 5:35 PM

  CLINTON - A haunted attraction that tells the story of a high schooler turned mad scientist bent on revenge for being bullied could open soon in Clinton. "The Reunion" haunted attraction was built at the old Clinton High School and is scheduled to open this week. Organizers said on... more »

• High school dropout rates high in Louisiana

  October 11, 2011 5:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, or PAR, says one in six public high school students in the state drops out. PAR released it's research on the drop out problem earlier today. The research shows 67.4 percent of high school students in Louisiana graduated in 2010,... more »

• High School football prank upsetting some in Ascension Parish

  October 5, 2011 10:26 PM

  ASCENSION PARISH- A prank between two high schools before this Friday's football game have some in the two communities upset. Dutchtown High School and St. Amant High School are set to play in St. Amant. But a letter, and a care package arrived on the St. Amant campus ahead... more »

• High school football cheerleader collapses, dies

  October 2, 2011 11:30 AM

  LOS ANGELES- A high school cheerleader has died after collapsing on the sideline during a football game between rival Los Angeles schools. Los Angeles Unified School District spokesman Tom Waldman says the student was briefly revived after passing out Friday night at Fremont High School. She was rushed to... more »

• Student stabbed at Opelousas High School

  September 19, 2011 2:39 PM

  OPELOUSAS, La.- Police are investigating a stabbing at Opelousas High School. Police Chief Perry Gallow says the student was stabbed inside a school bathroom shortly before classes began Monday. Gallow says the victim was transported to Opelousas General Hospital after he was stabbed twice in the abdomen and... more »

• SAT reading scores fall to lowest level on record

  September 14, 2011 1:12 PM

  Scores on the critical reading portion of the SAT college entrance exam haven fallen three points to their lowest level on record, and combined reading and math scores are the lowest since 1995. The College Board released results Wednesday for the 1.65 million members of the high school class... more »

• Capitol High ordered to forfeit six games from 2010

  August 22, 2011 12:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Capitol High School has been ordered to forfeit six football games from last year's schedule because of an ineligible player. The Louisiana High School Athletics Association issued the ruling today, which included a one-year academic probation and $200 fine. The student in question will also be... more »

• Football players skip pads in the heat

  August 11, 2011 3:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Today is the first day high school football teams can wear full pads in their workouts, but at Parkview Baptist the players are skipping that for a lighter, cooler practice. "There are days where we'll go out in just shoulder pads and shorts, there are days when... more »

• Colleague of missing teacher reveals new information

  August 3, 2011 6:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - New information could help detectives figure out what happened leading up to 51-year-old Sylviane Lozada's mysterious disappearance nearly one month ago. Philippe Radalet has known Lozada since the mid-1990s when they both moved from Belgium to Louisiana to teach French under "the Council for the Development... more »

• Missing teacher investigation goes international

  August 3, 2011 9:29 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The search for a missing Brusly High School foreign language teacher has gone international. News agencies around the world have picked up the bizarre and mysterious disappearance of 51-year-old Sylviane Finck Lozada. "Le Journal", a national news organization in Belgium picked up the story last... more »

• Minimum GPA for high school athletes

  July 28, 2011 5:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The East Feliciana School System recently lowered the minimum grade point average for students to participate in extracurricular activities. It drops from a 2.0 to a 1.5, which is what most school districts across the state require. East Baton Rouge is one of only a handful requiring... more »

• Neighbors speak out about teacher's disappearance

  July 27, 2011 6:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - As detectives continue investigating the mysterious disappearance of 51-year-old Sylviane Finck Lozada of Brusly, the optimism of some close friends is waning. Irma and John Tullier have lived in West Baton Rouge Parish all their lives. John served in World War II fighting in the Battle... more »

• HS FB coach arrested on indecent behavior charge

  June 12, 2011 11:28 AM

  HOUMA, La.- Ellender High School's football coach is free on $100,000 bond after being booked with a charge of indecent behavior with a 15-year-old female student. Authorities tell The Courier that 33-year-old Timothy Betts was released Friday, after his wife posted bond on the charges of indecent behavior with... more »

• Change in management coming to Capitol High

  June 10, 2011 5:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Capitol High School in Baton Rouge will go through a second transition when classes resume this fall. The organization 100 Black Men took over the charter school three years ago, but now they're giving up running the school's day-to-day business functions. "Basically they're not going... more »

• HS graduation moved up because of possible flooding

  May 9, 2011 5:50 PM

  MORGANZA - Concern about the possible opening of the Morganza Spillway has pushed up high school graduation in Pointe Coupee Parish. The Pointe Coupee Central High School will hold its commencement ceremonies Tuesday, May 10 at 6 p.m. School officials moved it up from Thursday, which is around... more »

• Protest rally pushes La. science law repeal

  April 28, 2011 2:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A Baton Rouge high school senior led a rally to push for repeal of the Louisiana Science Education Act, which critics say can be used to promote creationism in schools. About three dozen people, organized by student Zack Kopplin, rallied Thursday on the Capitol steps. ... more »

• NC teacher faces sex charges after student essay

  April 28, 2011 12:31 PM

  A former high school band teacher in North Carolina has been arrested on sex charges after a young woman wrote in an essay published in her college newspaper that he got her pregnant and took her to get an abortion when she was his student. The essay used some... more »