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FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, LEAP TEST SCORES FOR LOUISIANA STUDENTS INCREASED, ACCORDING TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, WHICH RELEASED THE RESULTS YESTERDAY. SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THE STATE SHOWED IMPROVEMENT. THE OVERALL STATE RANKING IMPROVED FROM FORTY-SIXTH TO FORTY-SECOND, THE HIGHEST RANKING FOR THE STATE IN TWENTY YEARS. THE LEAP MASTERY RATE FOR THIRD THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE HAS NEARLY REACHED PRE-PANDEMIC LEVELS. TWO ACADIANA SCHOOL SYSTEMS MADE THE TOP TEN INCLUDING VERMILLION PARISH AT EIGHTH AND LAFAYETTE PARISH TIED FOR TENTH. EVANGELINE PARISH SHOWED A FOUR POINT IMPROVEMENT, WHICH IS TIED FOR SECOND AMONG SCHOOL SYSTEMS FOR BIGGEST IMPROVEMENT. CALCASIEU PARISH, WITH A THREE POINT IMPROVEMENT, WAS TIED FOR SIXTH. TWO LAFAYETTE SCHOOLS WERE AMONG THE TOP TEN FOR SHOWING THE MOST IMPROVEMENT, THE J-C-F-A LAFAYETTE CHARTER SCHOOL AND EDWARD J. SAM ACCELERATED SCHOOL. ALL BUT ONE OF THE ACADIANA PARISHES SAW AN IMPROVEMENT IN THEIR LEAP RESULTS OVER LAST YEAR. THE ONE WAS IBERIA PARISH WHICH HAD THE SAME SCORE. VERMILLION, LAFAYETTE, ACADIA AND IBERIA PARISHES FINISHED ABOVE THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE OF THIRTY-THREE PERCENT SCORING AT MASTERY OR ABOVE. SAINT LANDRY PARISH HAD THE LOWEST SCORE AMONG ACADIANA PARISHES THOUGH THE SCORE IMPROVED BY TWO POINTS.
STATE POLICE HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING IN VILLE PLATTE IN WHICH TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED INCLUDING A DEPUTY MARSHAL. TWENTY-THREE-YEAR-OLD VONTEEKO LAMAR ANDERSON OF VILLE PLATTE WAS ORIGINALLY ARRESTED ON DRUG AND WEAPONS CHARGES BUT THEY WERE LATER UPGRADED TO FIRST DEGREE MURDER. BARRY GIGLIO WAS THE DEPUTY MARSHALL WHO WAS SHOT AND KILLED MONDAY NIGHT IN THE ONE HUNDRED BLOCK OF WEST BEAUREGARD STREET. A THIRD PERSON WAS ALSO SHOT AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH CRITICAL INJURIES.
THERE WAS A TRACTOR TRAILER FIRE ON I-TEN IN SCOTT YESTERDAY. SYLVIA MASTERS HAS THE DETAILS.
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ORGANIZERS OF A RECALL PETITION OF THE MAYOR OF ELTON APPEAR TO HAVE ENOUGH SIGNATURES TO FORCE A RECALL ELECTION. THEY SAY THEY HAVE COLLECTED MORE THAN THREE HUNDRED SIGNATURES ON THE PETITION. KPLC TV REPORTS THAT THEY NEEDED TWO HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE SIGNATURES. THE MAYOR OF ELTON REMOVED AN UPDATE ON THE RECALL PETITION FROM THE AGENDA OF LAST NIGHT’S CITY COUNCIL MEETING, SAYING THE DECISION WAS BASED ON ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY.
A NEW STATE LAW REQUIRES LIBRARIES TO RESTRICT YOUTH FROM CHECKING OUT BOOKS DEEMED EXPLICIT. VERMILLION PARISH LIBRARY DIRECTOR CHARLOTTE BOURG SAYS THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE STATE LIBRARY TO MAKE SURE THEIR POLICIES ARE SOLID AND WILL PROTECT PATRONS. SHE SAYS THEY’VE UPDATED THEIR CIRCULATION POLICY TO INCLUDE FOUR DIFFERENT LIBRARY CARDS WITH DIFFERENT RESTRICTIONS BASED ON AGE. LIBRARIES THAT FAIL TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW POLICY ARE AT RISK OF FINANCIAL PENALTIES.
A BACK-TO-SCHOOL EVENT IS PLANNED FOR THIS SATURDAY FROM TEN TO ONE AT THE E-T-C-F-E LEARNING CENTER, LOCATED AT THREE-OH-FOUR WEST HUTCHINSON AVENUE. FREE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND UNIFORMS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO AROUND TWO HUNDRED KIDS. IT’S HOSTED BY THE SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA CENTER FOR HEALTH. THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL IN ACADIA PARISH IS MONDAY, AUGUST FOURTEENTH.
