 BY DOUG GRAHAM | Deputy Metro Editor Conservative lawmakers across the country are seeking to inject religion and spirituality into public schools. Louisiana’s House of Representatives went down that path by approving a bill to require public schools to post the Ten Commandments in every classroom. Critics say forcing schools to post a Biblical text on classroom walls is a glaring example of inappropriate influence.
The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board has selected a Georgia-based firm to help the state’s second-largest school district establish strategic goals and develop a fresh vision as it prepares to search for a new superintendent. The board still plans to advertise for the vacant position no later than May 6.
LSU women's basketball coach Kim Mulkey fought through tears several times during her speech at the team’s year-end banquet. She said she was "emotional for a lot of reasons.” The veteran coach has had a difficult year to say the least. Also: Why Hailey Van Lith decided to transfer | 
