Claims are up 50 percent this year, and per-employee costs could jump by six times for some employees, according to projections.
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Hynes gives parents look at Common Core
School wants to take time with families to explain the impact of new standards.
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Meeting set to discuss new Behrman school location
Lots on Patterson Drive and Opelousas Avenue are considered for elementary’s new location.
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Lack of social services affecting schools, board member says
Choice Foundation board members concerned about the effects of OneApp system.
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Crescent City officials frustrated by building issues
School officials are aren’t sure which contractor is responsible when something breaks.
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Levee authority, Corps of Engineers in standoff over ownership of hurricane protection system
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the state is responsible for each piece of the system when the corps says it’s done. Local officials say that’s like buying a car one piece at a time. Not far in the future, someone will have to pay to upgrade the system to deal with sinking land and rising seas.
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With execution delayed, lawyer argues for disclosures about lethal injection drug
On Tuesday, the state is supposed to reveal the expiration date for its lethal injection drug.
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Live blog recap: Committee decides not to renominate John Barry to flood authority
The reason: Barry’s role in a controversial lawsuit against oil and gas companies.
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Lafayette Academy to miss out on FEMA money
School will be ‘refurbished’ instead of ‘renovated.’
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New Beginnings board adds more members
Group had fallen below mandated seven members; now has 12.