The dropout rate in some Louisiana high schools is above 40 percent. Nearly 16 thousand students dropped out of school in 2007. Their unemployment rate may be as high as 30 percent. The price for society: lost tax revenue higher welfare costs and higher risk of incarceration. What can Louisiana do to improve its high [...]
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Louisiana Public Square hosts Beth Courtney and Craig Freeman look back at some of the more memorable moments from the past season of LPB’s award-winning public affairs program. Topics included: Violence in Louisiana; Louisiana’s Homeless; Economic Development (taped in Alexandria) and Coastal Comeback: Louisiana and Mississippi After Katrina. Watch for it Wednesday, December 17th at [...]
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Louisiana Public Square Hosts Beth Courtney and Craig Freeman look back at some of the more memorable moments from the 2007 season of LPB’s award-winning public affairs program. Included topics in “The Best of Public Square 2007″ are Louisiana’s take on capital punishment; climate change and the war in Iraq. Watch for it Wednesday, December [...]
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