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• McKinley High student will reportedly receive thousands after push-up punishment

  February 12, 2020 5:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An appeals court ruled on Tuesday that a former McKinley High School student will be awarded $175,00 in general damages after being hospitalized for five days. In 2014 Tristen Rushing was hospitalized for five days after he was told to do 200 push-ups for being late... more »

• Freiberg's win to be recognized; must resign school board to take council seat

  December 13, 2016 2:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE – School Board President Barbara Freiberg will resign from her position as she readies to take-on a new role in city government. Freiberg, a Republican, beat Ree Carey in Saturday's runoff election for Metro Council. Freiberg will represent District 12 on the city-parish governing body. Freiberg replaces... more »

• David Alexander is new Ascension Public Schools superintendent

  July 26, 2016 8:04 PM

  DONALDSONVILLE - The Ascension Parish School Board has selected David Alexander as its new superintendent. A native of Ruston, Alexander was formerly employed as a teacher at Lee High for nine years, principal of Dutchtown High School before eventually retiring as Ascension Parish director of high schools. Alexander is... more »

• Old historic Clinton High may soon get a facelift Play Video

  November 3, 2015 7:33 PM

  CLINTON - The former Clinton High School in East Feliciana Parish could soon get a facelift, and many in the community are looking forward to future renovations. Johnny Beauchamp runs one of the few restaurants in Clinton called Johnny B's, and if there's one thing he takes pride it is... more »