Act 449 Requiring Louisiana schools to offer Vocational training
OUACHITA PARISH, La – (KTVE/KARD) Starting August 1st Louisiana will require all public high schools to offer vocational training. Ouachita Parish schools has been ahead of the curve in offering vocational training for their students. Since 2015, they have had programs in place that help set their students up regardless of the path that they […]
OUACHITA PARISH, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- Starting August 1st, Louisiana will require all public high schools to offer vocational training. Ouachita Parish schools have been ahead of the curve in offering vocational training for their students. Since 2015, they have had programs in place that help set their students up regardless…
MONROE, La. (KTVE/KARD) -- Thursday, September 11, 2025, the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to two separate incidents involving West Ouachita High School and East Ouachita Middle School. At East Ouachita Middle School, an arrest of two 13-year-old students occurred after a firearm was discovered and discharged on campus, resulting…
UPDATE: On September 25, 2025, the Ouachita Parish School Board released a statement following the arrest of 43-year-old Boris J. Braggs, who is a fourth-grade math teacher at Robinson Elementary School in Monroe, La. Braggs was arrested on September 24, 2025, and charged with Trafficking Children for Sex, Indecent Behavior…