Louisiana’s top education official wants schools to crack down on misbehavior when students return, arguing that stricter discipline will restore order and promote learning. In a memo Monday, state Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley urged school district leaders to “recommit to assertive discipline” when the new school year begins next month. He also highlighted two new state laws: one that makes it easier for teachers to remove disruptive students; and another that requires schools to expel students for certain offenses. Read the full story. Mayor Sharon Weston Broome acknowledged in a radio interview Tuesday that a former top aide resigned amid an investigation. And while she didn't directly address accusations that former assistant Chief Administrative Officer Courtney Scott hit somebody with a chair, Broome did say she does "not condone violence," especially among her staff. Check out the latest. Officials marketed a proposed wastewater treatment plant in Ascension Parish as being located in the industrial corridor by the Mississippi River. But now, they are closing in on a site near residential subdivisions and its raising some alarms. Read more. | 