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• EBR looking to expand Virtual Academy next school year Play Video

  May 6, 2021 6:09 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The East Baton Rouge Parish School System is expanding its virtual learning academy to all grade levels. The expansion is intended to provide another learning option for parents to consider next school year. Superintendent Dr. Sito Narcisse says some students who are virtually learning now will... more »

• New summer camp aims to educate through sports Play Video

  May 3, 2021 8:48 PM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE - A new summer camp is coming to schools in West Feliciana Parish to help motivate students to get back to learning after being cooped during the pandemic. "With the pandemic, our kids have been through so much," West Feliciana School Superintendent, Hollis Milton said. The... more »

• Capital area educators deem in-person learning safe and effective amid pandemic Play Video

  January 30, 2021 1:59 PM

  New CDC reports show that students returning to full in-person learning is safe if the right precautions are in place. "What we have found is that our campuses are not spreading the virus," says West Baton Rouge Parish Schools Superintendent, Wes Watts. Watts says his district can have... more »

• LSU president says spring semester will be mix of virtual, in-person classes

  December 7, 2020 2:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Interim LSU President Tom Galligan said students can expect a mixture of virtual and in-person learning whenever the university begins its next semester in January. Along with online courses, the school also plans to keep requiring masks in classrooms where in-person learning is happening. Galligan said... more »

• Make-up snow days dip into Mardi Gras break in Pointe Coupee Parish

  January 26, 2018 8:02 PM

  NEW ROADS - We're barely a month in, but this winter is already a memorable one. Two snow storms and multiple road closures canceled school in several districts across the area. Now, schools are having to decide when they're going to make up those days. For some, the decision... more »