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Are Your Kids Safe When Riding a Rapides Parish School Bus?

For as long as anyone can remember, parents have relied on the “big yellow bus” to get their kids to school, but some are concerned about the safety of a…

Evangeline School Board Objects To Student Swap-Around

The Evangeline Parish School Board has objected to a government plan to send 400 Ville Platte High School students to Pine Prairie High. The board is expected to appear in…

Peabody Magnet High Principal Says “School tardiness is a serious discipline problem”

At Peabody Magnet High School - the school day starts at 7:20 a.m., but for several students - that’s too early.  Administrators are trying to get a handle on chronic…

Rapides Parish Library Bookmark Winners

Congratulations to the following OLPS students who placed in the Rapides Parish Library’s annual bookmark contest; “Catch a Book”: 

Kindergarten-2nd place – Reid Briley

1st grade–2nd…

What’s Going On At The State School For The Blind?

The state education department is looking into allegations of improprieties at the Louisiana School for the Visually Impaired.

Superintendent of Education Paul Pastorek says changes will be made,…

Happy 100th Birthday 4-H
By: Leigh Culbert
Louisiana 4'Hers are celebrating National 4-H Week, in addition to the continued celebration of their 100th birthday.

LSUA Open House for Prospective Students
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“Spend the Day at LSUA,” an open house for prospective students and their parents, will be held at LSU at Alexandria on Nov. 25.

Candidates for Rapides Parish School Board Member, District “D”
By: Leigh Culbert
Janet Dixon and Jacquelyn Johnson-Green are competing for the vacant seat of Rapides Parish School Board member in district "D".

Third Circuit Court Held at Dry Prong Jr. High School
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The Third Circuit Court of Appeals brought their fall annual riding program to Grant Parish today.

Sheila Richmond has been named Regional Folklorist
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She will be based at Northwestern State University and work in a 12-parish area.

St. Landry Parish Desgregation Case Continues 43 Years Later
By: Leigh Culbert
A federal court is looking at three desegregation plans, but whichever is accepted, count on big changes in the schools.

St. Landry Parish Still Facing 43-Year-Old Desegregation Case
By: Leigh Culbert
St. Landry Parish School Board submitted 3 desegregation plans to a federal court.

LC Founders’ Day - Tony Perkins, Jim Richards Honored
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LC will celebrate its founding 102 years ago with the annual Founder’s Day chapel service.

LA College Enrollment Figures Since Hurricane Katrina
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Fall enrollment figures for New Orleans universities from 2005, the year Hurricane Katrina hit, through 2008.

Rapides Schools That Will Be Closed Monday
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Some schools to open, others to remain closed

Updated School Closure List
By: Nancy Henry
Updated School Closure List

Two Universites Closing For Duration Of The Storm
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One of the schools is ordering a mandatory evacuation, forcing everyone off campus this weekend.

Sorority De-Activated After Reports Of Student Hazing
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Alpha Kappa Alpha must wait three years before reapplying. Some members were arrested after alleged hazing incident.

Gilchrist Construction School
By: Leigh Culbert
Students get a jump start on learning a trade before they graduate.

Louisiana Students Are Scoring Higher On The SAT
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Scores in the core subjects are on par with and sometimes higher than the national averages.

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