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The Every Student Succeeds Act or ESSA, requires students to take state tests in reading and math every year in third through eighth grade and once in high school.
The final personnel report before the first day of the new school year was presented during the August 5 LaSalle Parish School Board meeting, where several new hires were noted along with other ...
Broom, 89, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at his residence.
It is always interesting to me when Louisiana has a case before the U.S. Supreme Court as we do now, Callais v. Louisiana. Our never-ending odyssey of congressional redistricting continues to be just ...
The loss of ESSER funds (Covid-19 federal monies) resulted in $600,000 budget deficit last year for the LaSalle Parish School ...
Louisiana Family Forum (LFF) released its 2025 Legislative Scorecard, assessing lawmakers’ votes during the Legislative ...
In my long and unproductive life, I’ve encountered several disgusting things…and I’ve stepped in a few of them.
As you prepare children to return to the classroom this fall, the American Medical Association (AMA) has seven tips to help ...
The Jena Town Council voted to deny a local business an alcoholic beverage license and also another company’s application to ...
LaSalle Parish’s State Legislative Delegation continued work last week on securing state funds to allow the state to place a ...
Like most from LaSalle Parish, I have many vivid and wonderful memories of fishing and camping at Kitterlin Creek Bay during ...
LaSalle Parish Sheriff Lane Windham announced last week that longstanding policies relating to the public’s access to the LaSalle Parish Courthouse are receiving stricter attention after an incident ...