Gov. Jeff Landry celebrated improvements in Louisiana students’ rankings in the Nation’s Report Card. Results from the national test show how fourth-grade and eighth-grade students scored in math and reading proficiency.

Though Louisiana is no longer anticipates a long-awaited, half-billion-dollar budget deficit next year, Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration is asking department leaders to plan for “standstill” budgets next year.

Brumley was joined by Gov. Jeff Landry and East Schools Superintendent LaMont Cole at the news conference on Wednesday morning.

Gov. Jeff Landry, Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley and East Baton Rouge Schools Superintendent LaMont Cole will talk about the state's score on the Nation’s Report Card.

Louisiana made big gains on a closely watched national test, with its 4th graders leading the country in reading progress and the state climbing to its highest spot ever in national rankings.

Louisiana students have achieved some of the most significant academic progress in the nation, according to data released today as part of The Nation’s Report Card.