 BY DEANNA B. NARVESON | Staff writer What is going on with the congressional maps? Louisiana’s six U.S. House members still don’t know the shape of the districts they’ll run for this fall. But that should clarify within a month, according to an order promulgated Tuesday by the panel of three federal judges overseeing the complex dispute. Read the full story.
Public education poll: A majority of Louisiana voters take a dim view of the state’s public schools and support giving parents money for private school, according to a new poll that suggests many people are on board with Gov. Jeff Landry’s bid to shake up education. Only a third of those surveyed give public schools high marks, while 60% view them negatively, according to a Times-Picayune | The Advocate poll conducted April 22-26. Read more
Stellar students: Thirty-seven high school seniors in Louisiana have captured scholarships so far as part of the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The high school with the most seniors receiving National Merit scholarships so far is Baton Rouge Magnet High in Baton Rouge with six. No other high school in the state had more than two scholarship recipients. Read more about Louisiana's top students. | 
