CAMERON (AP) — Louisiana officials are proposing that boats fishing for menhaden must be at least 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) offshore after boats spilled an estimated 850,000 of the small fish on Cameron Parish beaches in September.
(The Center Square) — Opposition is mounting as Louisiana’s Board of Elementary and Secondary Education prepares for a final vote next week on a proposal to allow students who failed state tests to graduate by other means.
(The Center Square) — Reforms for Louisiana’s juvenile justice system could come in the next legislative session based on findings from a task force that convened its first meeting in Baton Rouge this week.
WALKER (AP) — A Louisiana public school principal has apologized and requested leave for punishing a student and questioning her religious beliefs after he saw a video of her dancing at an off-campus party.