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LA GATOR backers rally for more money as Senate leader vows to keep funding flat
3+ hour, 36+ min ago (798+ words) The LA GATOR mascot poses for a picture with a group of students from different schools during a rally for the LA GATOR school voucher program at the Pentagon Barracks on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley…...
Earth Day celebration, robotics workshop and more at New Orleans Public Libraries
23+ hour, 22+ min ago (404+ words) Earth Day is on April 22, and the New Orleans Public Library is celebrating at two library locations. Children ages 2-5 and their caregivers are invited to Central City, 2020 Jackson Ave. , for a story hour and an earthwalk from 10: 30 a. m. to noon with…...
New Orleans summer camp signups are open. Here's a list of open camps in 2026.
23+ hour, 45+ min ago (1436+ words) Summer is just around the corner, and camp signups are underway. Here is a list of summer camps available in the New Orleans area. ART CAMP 504: Art Camp 504 runs 12 weeks, from May 26 to Aug. 14, for ages 7-14 at Tigermen Den, 3113 Royal…...
Federal appeals court upholds Texas" Ten Commandments law. What does it mean for Louisiana?
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (581+ words) A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld a Texas law requiring public schools to post the Ten Commandments, just weeks after the same court allowed a similar Louisiana law to take effect. A majority of judges on the 5th U. S. Circuit Court…...
Plan to make TOPS students pay back lost scholarships rejected in Louisiana House
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (496+ words) Students navigate the area around the LSU Quad, Thursday, February 13, 2025, on campus in Baton Rouge, La. A bill requiring students to'repay their'TOPS scholarship to the state if they stopped meeting the program's requirements was defeated Tuesday after running into opposition…...
LNG Center for Excellence officially opens its doors at Mc Neese State University
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (331+ words) Community members gather on April 20, 2026 in front of the LNG Center for Excellence at Mc Neese State University for its grand opening. As southwest Louisiana continues to grow as hub for liquefied natural gas, a center bringing together education, government,…...
Leah Chase School adds students but falls short of enrollment target'after escaping shutdown
3+ day, 36+ min ago (728+ words) New Orleans" only traditional public school, whose low enrollment almost caused it to be shut down this year, recently faced a major test of whether it can fill its empty seats. The results were mixed. Demand was higher in other…...
Leah Chase School adds students but falls short of enrollment target
3+ day, 36+ min ago (728+ words) New Orleans" only traditional public school, whose low enrollment almost caused it to be shut down this year, recently faced a major test of whether it can fill its empty seats. The results were mixed. Demand was higher in other…...
Bill to give Louisiana teachers paid parental leave advances, despite school boards" concerns
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (851+ words) Louisiana teachers and other public school employees would get six weeks of paid parental leave under a bill advancing through the state Legislature that aims to make it easier for educators to take time to care for their new children....
International Student exchange looks for host families in Southwest Louisiana
10+ mon, 3+ week ago (457+ words) An ISE host family poses with their foreign exchange student after meeting her for the first time at the Lafayette Regional Airport. With the next school year just a couple months away, southwest Louisiana families are needed to host foreign…...