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New Orleans school calls mom on son's misbehavior. She beats him up on campus, police say.

By GABRIELLA KILLETT | Staff writer
Sep 22, 2023

KIPP Central City Academy parent booked with cruelty to juvenile

Former St. Tammany instructor pleads guilty to battery of autistic students

By JONI HESS | Staff writer
Sep 22, 2023

A former St. Tammany Parish special education instructor pleaded guilty this week to two counts of simple battery spurred by abuse allegations from the family of autistic students.?

See how LSU did among SEC schools in U.S. News and World Report rankings

BY JAMES WILKINS | Staff writer
Sep 22, 2023

LSU came in next to last among SEC schools in the latest college rankings by U.S. News & World Report.

LSU drops nine spots in new U.S. News & World Report 2024 college rankings

BY JAMES WILKINS | Staff writer
Sep 21, 2023

LSU fell in the U.S. News & World Report 2024 college rankings, down into a tie at No. 185 -- and nine below last year's No. 176 spot.

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Tulane falls 29 spots in U.S. News & World Report 2024 college rankings

By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
Sep 20, 2023

Tulane University tumbled 29 spots in U.S. News & World Report's 2024 college rankings, a dramatic drop that school leaders argued was due to changes to the grading methodology and not the…

Archbishop Hannan only New Orleans-area school given Blue Ribbon status

By GABRIELLA KILLETT | Staff writer
Sep 19, 2023

A Covington Catholic High School has received Blue Ribbon status from the U.S. Department of Education, the only institution within the Greater New Orleans' area to hold the distinction this year.?

Hurricane Ida helped bring free school lunch. Now rising costs a battle for St. Tammany schools.

By JONI HESS | Staff writer
Sep 19, 2023

Rising food and labor costs along with substantial decreases in federal COVID relief money have prompted St. Tammany Parish public school officials to rethink?how they will be able to continue…

'Rivalry Week' pranks in St. Charles Parish led to 1 flipped car, 12 students arrested

BY MICHELLE HUNTER | Staff writer
Sep 19, 2023

A paintball battle waged as part of "Rivalry Week," the five days leading up to Friday's football game between Destrehan and Hahnville High Schools, led to a vehicle crash Monday night in Bout…

Southern University has lost $1 billion due to Louisiana's 'unequitable' funding, feds say

By JAMES FINN | Staff writer
Sep 18, 2023

Citing longstanding funding inequities between Southern University and LSU in Baton Rouge, the federal government on Monday urged state officials to restore $1.1 billion it says Southern has l…

No-cost crafting at libraries

BY JACKIE RIECKE | Contributing writer
Sep 18, 2023

Commercial crafting classes where locals can design their own signs, pottery and the like have been a huge splash in the past decade; customers are able to experience a new hobby, learn new sk…

Lakeshore High teacher Courtney Milam wins state educator honors

Staff report
Sep 18, 2023

Courtney Milam of Lakeshore High School has been named by the state Department of Education as a 2023 Louisiana Exemplary Educator.? She has been at Lakeshore since joining the St. Tammany Par…

New Orleans Wild: Meet the caretaker of Bayou Sauvage, among biggest urban wildlife refuges in U.S.

BY TRISTAN BAURICK | Staff writer
Sep 17, 2023

New Orleans has something uniquely wild in its northeast corner. Bayou Sauvage is the largest national wildlife refuge that's completely within a city. Not far from tall buildings, crowded str…

Jefferson Parish turns to retired teachers to fill gaps during teacher shortage

By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer
Sep 16, 2023

Five years ago, Mary Trufant retired after a 33-year career teaching mostly math to middle schoolers at Henry Ford Middle School in Avondale and Livaudais Middle School in Terrytown.

University of New Orleans chooses Kathy Johnson as its next president

By ALEX LUBBEN | Staff writer
Sep 14, 2023

After a monthslong search, the board of the University of Louisiana System on Thursday?selected Kathy Johnson?as the new president of the University of New Orleans.

Louisiana's National Merit semifinalists announced; See the list

BY CHARLES LUSSIER | Staff writer
Updated Sep 17, 2023

A total of 199 high school seniors in Louisiana, the bulk of the Baton Rouge or New Orleans areas, have been named National Merit semifinalists.

St. Paul seniors honor a week of tradition

Staff report
Sep 12, 2023

St. Paul’s School Class of 2024 kicked off their senior year with a host of traditional activities that began when seniors gathered under the Wolf Dome on their Covington campus?for a barbecue…

Pennington, Tulane researchers get $1.27 million for patient diabetes app and health database

BY ROBERT STEWART | Staff writer
Updated Sep 12, 2023

Two members of a Louisiana research coalition have received a total of $1.27 million from the National Institutes of Health for separate projects to create a diabetes-focused app for patients …

Tulane featured in New York Times Magazine article about declining male college enrollment

By KASEY BUBNASH | Staff writer
Sep 12, 2023

A New York Times Magazine article detailing the decline of male enrollment at colleges nationwide focused on a gender imbalance at Tulane University, where roughly two-thirds of the school's i…

St. Tammany School Board set to adopt half-billion-dollar operating budget

By JONI HESS | Staff writer
Sep 8, 2023

A St. Tammany Parish School Board committee?voted unanimously last week to recommend a $505 million budget for the new fiscal year to the full board.

More Louisiana public school students will eat for free under new law

BY JESSICA WILLIAMS | Capitol News Bureau Editor
Sep 8, 2023

Public school students who once got school meals at a discount are receiving those meals at no cost, thanks to a new law Gov. John Bel Edwards and others touted this week.

Bill Cassidy leads GOP in effort to sidetrack Biden plan to ease student loan repayments

BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer
Sep 6, 2023

WASHINGTON — Top Republican Senate leaders, including U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, on Tuesday filed an effort to sidetrack President Joe Biden’s generous college student loan repayment plan, for wh…

Two years after Hurricane Ida tore through Lafitte, a school and the community remain in limbo

By MARIE FAZIO | Staff writer
Sep 3, 2023

Two years after Hurricane Ida whipped through southeast Louisiana, students at Fisher Middle-High School in Lafitte continue to lead a nomadic existence.

Louisiana school district sues Instagram, TikTok, saying apps caused teen mental health crisis

BY JACQUELINE DeROBERTIS | Staff writer
Aug 31, 2023

The Livingston Parish School Board is suing TikTok and Instagram, arguing the social media giants have made their platforms so addictive that they have created a mental health crisis among the…

Library tension flares anew in St. Tammany, as patrons blast council and issue sparks altercation

By ALEX LUBBEN | Staff writer
Aug 31, 2023

Proponents of book restrictions and library supporters found some unexpected common ground at a St. Tammany Parish Council meeting Wednesday night:?Voices on both sides took council members to…

Graphic: See whether your LSU degree has gotten more or less popular over 10 years

BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT and JAMES WILKINS | Staff writers
Updated Aug 31, 2023

Over the past decade, the number of undergraduate degrees LSU has awarded has generally grown each year, except during the worst of the COVID pandemic.

What degrees are LSU students getting? Engineering, business soar, humanities decline

BY JAMES WILKINS | Staff writer
Updated Aug 31, 2023

Gabriel Wilson, an LSU mechanical engineering sophomore, came down from New Jersey because he wants to make things that move.

Student arrested at Salmen High School, livestreams himself with a pistol, police say

By JONI HESS | Staff writer
Aug 28, 2023

A Salmen High School student was arrested Monday after streaming himself with a gun on Instagram Live, authorities said.

Jefferson Parish schools receive bomb threats like the ones sent to districts across state

BY MICHELLE HUNTER and JACQUELINE DEROBERTIS | Staff writers
Aug 28, 2023

A number of school districts across Louisiana, including the Jefferson Parish Public School System, reported receiving bomb threats Monday morning.