Charles Lussier

The East Baton Rouge School Board is poised to changes rules to limit public comment in a bid shorten meetings. Long meetings were norm during contentious search this summer for a new superintendent.

No reason was given in a letter that was sent to parents at the school.

The School Board has argued Sito Narcisse, the former superintendent, organized the controversial event without its involvement.

New rules approved by East Baton Rouge School Board would have the public comment only once on agenda items and comment before board members speak.

The $2.3 million in energy efficiency grants from the Public Service Commission are expected to reduce utility bills for the six Baton Rouge school sites between $20,000 and $86,000 a year.

Linda Johnson is accused of accepting more than $250,000 worth of business from GEO Academies EBR for all but three years she served on the board.

The Louisiana Board of Ethics has approved settlements with two former board members of GEO Academies EBR. A third former board member still is fighting ethics charges.

There are more changes happening at the Baton Rouge school district. One key leader was rehired while another was demoted.

Many of the proposed changes to East Baton Rouge's school internet use policy reference technology such artificial intelligence and cloud-based computing that was rare or nonexistent 12 years ago when the policy was last changed.

East Baton Rouge Parish's “Internet Safety and Network Use” policy is being updated for first in 12 years. Much of the new policy language references technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-based computing that was rare or nonexistent in 2012.