Baton Rouge Metro News

BATON ROUGE - Gov. Bobby Jindal signed an executive proclamation late yesterday declaring a statewide state of emergency in eighth parishes, including East Carroll in northeastern Louisiana, because of flooding ... via News-Star

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BATON ROUGE - A state education board has approved a new way for eighth-graders to earn promotion after taking the Louisiana Education Assessment Program test. via The Daily Advertiser

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Police arrested the former chief of Baton Rouge Metro Airport's police force this morning on a warrant accusing him of sending inappropriate text messages to a teenage girl he coached on his daughter's softball ... via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

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“I think that this gives families an opportunity to make a valid choice for their children”

Louisiana should spend $10 million in taxpayer money to get New Orleans children out of failing schools and into private schools, the House voted on Wednesday. via 4 WWL-TV

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“I know we are all deeply concerned that the state poet laureate's position is closed and its records are closed”

BATON ROUGE There's no reason that more than 60 state agencies should be able to claim exemption from public records laws that are intended for the governor's office, a House committee ruled Tuesday. via News-Star

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“We haven't really ramped up our recruitment. We have a major campaign running right now.”

BATON ROUGE - New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin said he's asked Gov. Bobby Jindal to postpone a planned phase-out of National Guard troops, who have been in the city as a way to help fight crime after Hurricane ... via The Daily Advertiser

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BATON ROUGE - The executive director of the Louisiana State Police Commission has been arrested following an investigation of purchases on a state-issued credit card. via The Daily Advertiser

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“We will have 1,000 people on the Capitol steps. Today we had 300.”

BATON ROUGE - Growing opposition to concealed weapons on college campuses convinced Rep. via News-Star

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“Almost every New Orleans leader is working for our recovery. But one politician is trying to block a plan to give our kids a better opportunity for a quality education. It's Karen Carter Peterson.”

A radio ad running in New Orleans harshly criticizes state Representative Karen Carter Peterson for her fight against a Jindal administration bill that would let some of the city's school children attend ... via KLFY-TV Lafayette

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The Louisiana Senate overwhelmingly agreed to restructure the way the LSU-run public hospitals are paid for caring for the uninsured. via Thenew995fm.com

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