And: What would it take to get every Baton Rouge kid into pre-K?
with Matthew Albright | Assistant metro editorHappy Monday! Here's some of our best reads from Sunday; stay with us today for the latest. How much is it going to rain?You know how you sometimes hear weather people talking about "100-year floods" or "1,000-year" floods? Those numbers are measure of how much rain is abnormal, and they can affect everything from flood insurance rates to the rules for building new houses. After several big rain events, Louisiana is reconsidering its rain projections. This story explains what that means, and what happens if the numbers were to go up. He must really love his jobSometimes the fact just speaks for itself: Roland Babin has worked for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development for 66 years. Check out this profile of Babin, which gets into how he's seen as "kind of an icon" in DOTD and how he hasn't let his age turn him into a paper-pusher. Every Baton Rouge kid in Pre-K?That's the goal a lot of Baton Rouge leaders have. But getting there is going to take a huge effort, and the school district is turning to private child care centers for help. This story looks at what the strategy is and what needs to happen for it to work. (Bonus: It has adorable photos of a pre-K graduation ceremony) Thanks for reading, and have a great week! |
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| Louisiana will soon begin updating official rainfall probability estimates that influence standards for everything from new bridge and cana… Read more |
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| More than 66 years after joining the state 's transit agency, Roland Babin is supervising the spreading of asphalt on a hot June morning in… Read more |
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| As an opening step on the road to universal preschool, the East Baton Rouge Parish school system is preparing to contract with child care c… Read more |
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| GREENSBURG — Plans for a $90 million specialty sawmill that dangled nearly 100 permanent jobs in St. Helena Parish have evaporated after th… Read more |
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| Buried in the silt of the lakes near LSU could be treasure enough to pay for revitalizing and beautifying one of Baton Rouge’s signature am… Read more |
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| A shootout between two cars on Siegen Lane near the interstate left at least three injured Saturday night, according to the East Baton Roug… Read more |
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| A New Orleans man shot and killed a Prairieville woman in Baton Rouge on Sunday and has been arrested, Baton Rouge Police said. Read more |
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| A Pointe Coupee man died in a helicopter crash late Friday afternoon in Alabama, according to a report by the Sylacauga News. Read more |
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| LSU All-American JuVaughn Harrison achieved one of his goals Sunday afternoon when he earned a spot on the U.S. Olympic track and field tea… Read more |
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