New superintendent selected for Orleans Parish Public School System
In a 5-2 vote, the board selected Fulmore to serve as the new superintendent. She steps into the position months after former ...
Floodlight2d
As EPA pulls back, schoolchildren could face the steepest risks
Communities living and learning near petrochemical plants will face more pollution and less federal protection under Trump’s ...
Truthout2d
Children May Face the Steepest Risks as Trump’s EPA Reverses Course on Pollution
Environmental advocates point out that children are uniquely susceptible to air pollution and toxic chemicals.
Baton Rouge Business Report3d
Ascension government buys 80 acres in Geismar for stormwater detention
The Ascension Parish government has acquired 80 acres in Geismar to bolster stormwater detention as part of the East Ascension Drainage Floodplain Management plan. The parish purchased the prop… ...
School closures, policy changes announced due to severe weather
Several school districts have announced closures and policy changes for Monday, March 31, because of severe weather, heavy ...
WGMB/WVLA Baton Rouge on MSN3d
School closures and delays in, near Baton Rouge due to severe weather
Check below for a list of schools and offices that have announced delays or closings on Monday. K-12 schools in, near Baton ...
The Advocate3d
Schools close or accept tardies, absences as severe rain, storms sweep through Baton Rouge
Several schools in the Baton Rouge area were closed or were excusing tardies and absences Monday as a severe thunderstorm ...
6 Dutchtown High students arrested after campus fights
Six female students at Dutchtown High School were arrested Thursday following three different fights on campus, investigators ...
The Advocate6d
Six students arrested after fights break out at Dutchtown High School
Six female students were arrested at Dutchtown High School in connection with two separate fights that occurred on campus ...