Say goodbye to ILEAP, GEE: By next year, standardized testing will be replaced by End-of-Course (EOC) tests Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Shreya Kashyap Students graduating in 2014 will be required to take End-of-Course (EOC) tests instead of the GEE to graduate.EOC tests are assessments used to measure the knowledge and skills a student has acquired full story

Field narrows in New Orleans mayoral election Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Bridget Rogers On Feb. 6, New Orleans residents will vote in a primary mayoral election to replace outgoing Mayor Ray Nagin.Top candidates in the election include Rob Couhig, John Georges, Troy Henry, Lt. Gov. Mitch full story

In Lucky's Loop Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Nicole Foerstner Student council wins at LASCOn Jan. 16-18, student council members attended the Louisiana Association of Student Councils (LASC) State Convention in Shreveport. King won the $1,000 Club Award for rais full story

Parish officials Broussard, Whitmer resign amid controversy [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Shreya Kashyap Two top executives of the Jefferson Parish government, Aaron Broussard and Tim Whitmer, stepped down from office earlier this month in response to ethical complaints.Whitmer, the embattled former chie full story

Earthquake ravages Haiti, death toll may reach 200,000 Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Bridget Rogers On Jan. 12, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale struck the areas around Port-au-Prince and Leogane in Haiti. Though relief efforts began immediately, 250,000 Haitians are in urgent need o full story

Obama outlines plan to deploy troops beginning 2010 Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Suzanne Maus On Dec. 1, President Barack Obama announced his plan to send 30,000 additional troops to Afghanistan, as well as outline an exit strategy that will take place in mid-2011.In a war that has been on-goi full story

Adderall: Students' abuse causes concern Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Brittany Witcher Prescription drugs have become the second most abused drugs behind marijuana, among teens ages 12-17. Approximately 15 million Americans admit to using a prescription drug for non-medical reasons more full story

New guidelines ensure wrestlers' health Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Sean McGuire Weight loss training has become safer in recent years due to tests that have been created to regulate the sports’ conditioning system. Since 2006, all states are required to follow the National Federa full story

Coastal restoration programs successful Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Alexandra Foerstner More than 35 square miles of Louisiana Gulf coast are lost to erosion every year, contributing to 80 percent of the nation’s annual land loss.The land loss rates are projected to reach 640,000 acres, full story

Grass roots organizations challenge industrial development [ArticleImageHyperLink] Tuesday, February 02, 2010 By Alexandra Foerstner In 2000, the Toxic Release Inventory data showed that Louisiana ranked second in the nation for total factory onsite releases, producing 9.42 billion pounds of waste.Louisiana is known for having a hi full story

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