Category Archives: LOUISIANA

LA. 10 expelled; 28 suspended after fight at charter school in Baton Rouge

Ten students have been expelled and 28 others have been suspended after a fight at a Baton Rouge charter school. It happened two weeks ago at Career Academy. School leaders say an all-out brawl broke out shortly after a food … Continue reading

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LA. 18 arrested following fight at Opelousas High School

Opelousas police says 18 people are in custody following a fight at Opelousas High School. The fights started on the school campus around 7:15 a.m. Monday. McClendon said the department had been investigating gang activity in Opelousas, and they believe … Continue reading

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LA. School fight sends student to hospital, parent to jail

George Saucier, who lives near Sojourner Truth Academy in the Uptown area, wasn’t at all surprised by the chaotic scene that unfolded outside the school Tuesday. The school and its administrators, he said, have a serious lack of control over … Continue reading

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LA. Fights At Local School Posted To YouTube

Fights between both boys and girls from McDonogh 35 High School in New Orleans were posted online to YouTube, shocking parents with the graphic images. The Orleans Parish School Board said the students involved in the fights have been disciplined. … Continue reading

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LA. Attack at Juvenile Center spurs calls for change

On the heels of an attack on a juvenile justice specialist, there are new calls for reforming how the state deals with young offenders. The incident last week at the Bridge City Center for Youth involved several male juvenile inmates … Continue reading

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LA. Dozen arrested after school bus fight

A dozen students were arrested by Shreveport Police after a Monday afternoon brawl on a Caddo Parish school bus. According to police, a fight broke out on a bus taking students home from Hamilton Terrace Learning Center, just after 3 … Continue reading

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LA. A fight at Opelousas High School goes viral

A fight at Opelousas High School goes viral (and on the heels of several high profile incidents just this school year). In September, a stabbing at the same high school. Just a month earlier, a junior high student brought a … Continue reading

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LA. School fights are increasing

School fights and arrests are on the rise in Lafayette Parish schools. But who’s fighting, and why, might come as a surprise. Acadiana High School Sophomore Kenneth Munoz said he’s seen more fights this year at school, and said it’s … Continue reading

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LA. Families worried about safety as School set to open days after shooting plot is foiled

The school year will begin Monday, as scheduled, at a high school that investigators said was targeted by three 15-year-old boys who planned to go on a shooting spree.   The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office on Friday announced the … Continue reading

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LA. Juvies Dosing Kids With Schizophrenia Meds To Keep Them Docile

An investigative report found that New Orleans juvenile detention centers are giving the kids potent antipsychotics four times as often as the conditions for which they were designed to treat, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, actually show up in the inmate … Continue reading

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