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Law Requiring Parents To Attend At Least One Parent Teacher Conference Among New Laws Being Enforced In Louisiana

Starting this school year all parents of public school students are required to go to at least one parent teacher conference.

Law Barring Sex Offenders From Social Networking Sites Goes Into Effect

A law barring registered sex offenders from social networking sites is among more than five hundred new laws going into effect today.

State Officials Get Together To Review Hurricane Preparedness Plans

Midway through hurricane season state officials came together today to review their hurricane preparedness plans.

Northside High Student Receives Wrestling Scholarship

For high school athletes signing with a college, is a dream come true. For one Acadiana athlete that dream didn't come easy.

Southern's Johnson relects on '08 Olympics, eyes return

 Southern University's track and field coach Brian Johnson has a much different view of the Summer Olympics this time around after competing in Bejing in 2008.

Protest against Gosserand outside W.B.R. prison

The family and friends of Terri Parker protested outside of the West Baton Rouge Parish Prison Wednesday morning.

Two arrested after ATV goes missing

 Following an investigation conducted by deputies with the Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Office, two Eunice residents were arrested after they were found to be in possession of a stolen Polaris Ranger that was reported stolen from a reside

Penn State QB may transfer to LSU

A Penn State football player has left the Nittany Lion program and could be headed to LSU to compete at quarterback. It is rumored that Rob Bolden is considering transferring after two years at Penn State.

Man shot in head in Tigerland area

Baton Rouge Police are investigating a late night shooting in the Tigerland area. Homicide detectives say around 10:30 Tuesday night on the 4700 block of Tigerland Avenue a white male was found shot in the head inside an apartment.

Two Breaux Bridge men arrested on several drug charges

A search warrants lands two men in jail on a plethora of drug charges