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(AP) — Tennessee had piled up 37 points and nearly 300 yards of offense by the time the first quarter mercifully came to an end last week against Kent State. It turned out that mercy for the Golden Flashes was still quite a ways away.

LAKE ARTHUR — Lake Arthur High and Lake Arthur Elementary schools went under lockdown protocol on Tuesday after students alerted law enforcement and school officials of a possible threat on the high school campus.

Jeff Davis Parish Police Jury made efforts to consolidate equipment costs, while increasing the parish’s capacity for maintaining roads and ditches in a special meeting Tuesday.

Wildlife officials are giving Louisiana sportsmen an opportunity to vie for a chance to hunt black bears in December.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Presidential election campaigning is revving back up. Donald Trump heads on Tuesday to Michigan and Vice President Kamala Harris answers questions at a Black journalists forum in Pennsylvania. Their travels come even as authorities continue to investigate a second apparent assassination attempt against Trump that's roiled the race. Trump is holding a town hall in Flint, Michigan, and has appearances later in the week in New York, Washington and North Carolina. Harris will participate in a Philadelphia gathering of the National Association of Black Journalists. That follows a recent appearance before the group by Trump that sparked an uproar when he questioned the vice president's racial identity.

— Recent legislative efforts to address teacher pay and support in the classroom have brought temporary relief, but many argue that taxpayer funding falls short, leaving teachers struggling to manage their workloads and administrators their budgets.