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• Advocates for increased COVID safety in La schools gather at State Capitol Monday

  August 16, 2021 11:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Early Monday morning, an organized group of activists promoting increased COVID safety in Louisiana's schools gathered on the steps of the State Capitol to voice their concerns. The activists are known as 'Concerned Louisianans for Safe and Healthy Schools and Communities' and they conducted the Monday,... more »

• Staff, educators welcome students to new Prairieville campus, Sugar Mill Primary School Play Video

  August 10, 2021 8:50 AM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - Campuses across Ascension Parish are preparing for the exciting first day of class for K-12 students early Tuesday morning. WBRZ's Dana DiPiazza is visiting Prairieville's Sugar Mill Primary School where a new school year also means a brand new campus for local students. Ascension schools... more »

• Louisiana's K-12 education leaders deciding how to use $1 billion in federal aid

  February 24, 2021 11:00 AM

  BATON ROUGE - School superintendents across south Louisiana are deciding how to use a substantial amount of federal aid assistance that will soon make its way to their districts. According to a recent report by The Advocate's Will Sentell , the federal allocation totals $1.1 billion, with $100 million... more »

• Special School District moves to 100 percent virtual instruction amid virus concerns

  January 29, 2021 7:49 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A Friday (Jan. 29) morning news release from the Special School District informed the public of its decision to move to 100 percent virtual instruction for at least two weeks. In the release, district superintendent, Ernest E. Garrett III explained how he came to this decision.... more »

• La. school officials appoint new state superintendent

  May 20, 2020 6:20 AM

  BATON ROUGE - State education officials voted to appoint Louisiana's new state superintendent Wednesday. The Board of Elementary and Secondary Education announced it voted 8-3 to install Cade Brumley as the newest state superintendent. Brumley previously worked as superintendent of public schools in Jefferson Parish. It took two... more »

• Student enrollment on the rise as Livingston Parish recovers from flood Play Video

  May 9, 2017 8:59 PM

  LIVINGSTON PARISH - As schools finally recover from flooding in Livingston Parish, another problem has reared its head. Student enrollment numbers have taken a considerable dip after last year's flood. "The flood element brings a lot of anxiety, because there are a lot of unknowns," Superintendent Rick Wentzel... more »

• Former teacher of the year enters no contest plea to student sex charges Play Video

  February 16, 2016 10:45 AM

  PLAQUEMINE - In a solemn manner, former teacher Keavin Keith pleaded no contest to five counts of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and 30 counts of prohibited sexual conduct between an educator and a student Tuesday morning. #BREAKING Keith even fathered a child with one of his students.... more »

• 4 BR schools among 2015 Blue Ribbon Schools awardees

  September 29, 2015 11:44 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The U.S. Department of Education has recognized six public schools in the state as recipients of the 2015 Blue Ribbon Schools award, including two schools from East Baton Rouge Parish. The Blue Ribbon Schools program honors schools that are either high-performing or have closed established achievement... more »