Candidates for Baton Rouge BESE slot air views on Common Core, suspensions and ...

Advocate staff photo by HILARY SCHEINUK -- Ascension Parish educator Kathy Edmonston during a candidate forum for the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education seat currently held by Chas Roemer, Wednesday, September 30, 2015, at Woodlawn

HAM communications get upgrade in Audrain

The building was provided with a $2,000 grant from the Griffin Foundation, the repeater radio came from a $5,000 grant from the Edmonston Foundation, and $13,000 grant from the AP Green Foundation purchased the new antenna and its components.

Pro-Common Core side stays in charge at Louisiana school board

Kathy Edmonston, R-Gonzalez, narrowly failed to win a majority in the 6th District, which drew five candidates. She will face Jason Engen, R-Baton Rouge, who drew just ahead of Laree Taylor, another Baton Rouge Republican. The outcome of the g