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Louisiana’s $30M tutoring program boosts elementary test scores
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana elementary school students are seeing improvements in standardized test scores thanks to a $30 million High-Dosage Tutoring Initiative, state leaders say.
At Jefferson Terrace Academy, educators showcased how the program has helped raise Louisiana’s rankings on the Nation’s Report Card.
State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley emphasized the program’s challenges and progress.
“We’re still in the stream on this. We have work to do. To take something to scale like this statewide is hard. It’s difficult. No other state has done it,” he said.
Brumley said the tutoring program consists of 10-week sessions, held three times a week for 30 minutes.
“Louisiana has been long challenged educationally. We are trying to implement comprehensive education reform to take the state to the next level,” Brumley said.
East Baton Rouge Parish Schools Superintendent LaMont Cole explained the flexible approach.
“What ends up happening is—you can do it one of two ways—teachers can go in and work in small groups of no more than four students on the skills they need in order to get to grade level, or we can use our partners, and specialized online programs so they can do it on their own,” Cole said.
State leaders said the funding has allowed schools to bring in college students, teachers, and trained tutors, creating a safe and productive learning environment.
According to the Nation’s Report Card, the initiative is already showing positive results—especially in fourth-grade reading scores in Louisiana, which have jumped from last place to 16th nationwide this year.
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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – A driver died from a gunshot wound after a Louisiana State Police car chase in New Orleans Saturday evening (June 20), but troopers say they did not fire the gun.
Troop NOLA confirmed the car chase ended near Franklin Avenue and North Miro Street Saturday. Troopers said they found the driver shot and brought them to the hospital, where that person died.
The driver’s identity has not been released.
A Troop NOLA spokesperson said he could not confirm if anyone else was in the car, if anyone has been arrested, or if troopers found a gun.
A spokesperson said more details will be released as a state police force investigation continues.
Troop NOLA is a special investigation unit tasked with proactive policing, traffic enforcement and crime reduction.
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MONROE, La. (KNOE) – Shelby Bordelon of Iberville Parish was crowned Miss Louisiana 2026 Saturday night in Monroe, earning the title and a $15,000 scholarship. Bordelon, a graduate student at Southeastern Louisiana University, said the role is about more than pageantry, emphasizing the yearlong service mission tied to the crown.
“Part of the mission of this organization is the service behind it,” Bordelon said. “And the service is so important, you are serving your state for a year… having the opportunities to connect with others… to continue making an impact and leaving my mark on others as well.”
Bordelon, who finished first runner-up in last year’s competition, said the moment her name was called as the winner still hasn’t fully sunk in.
“It was every emotion you could think of that was running through my mind at that moment,” she said, adding she focused on preparation and perspective this year. “I really wanted to go into this year with no regrets… just really trusting in that mindset and that plan.”
Bordelon said she hopes to use her platform to raise awareness for her nonprofit, Claire’s Promise, which focuses on combating drunk driving.
You can learn more about the nonprofit here. She will now represent Louisiana at the Miss America Pageant, which begins in late August in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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