BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT | Staff writer Some 20,000 kids have fallen off the education map in Louisiana, a new study suggests. Enrollment in both public and private schools fell; there was an increase in home schooling, but not enough to account for the decline. That suggests thousands of kids just aren't going to school at all. Here's a deep dive into what the study found, and the alarm bells educators say it is ringing. Should LSU rename the court in the PMAC? It's currently named after former basketball coach Dale Brown, but some university leaders want to jointly name it after him and Sue Gunter, a former women's basketball coach. The proposal has stoked a lot of drama. Columnist Scott Rabalais's view is that nobody's going to walk away from the situation a winner. Hydrogen is the most basic element there is. But it's at the center of worldwide efforts to reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses humanity is pumping into the atmosphere. Many industry experts think Louisiana stands to reap enormous benefits from the hydrogen revolution. This story explains how. |