Roundup: Truancy rate / Existing home sales / Thrive! Baton Rouge By Holly Duchmann - September 26, 2025 FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint Going up: Louisiana’s K-12 truancy rate has exceeded 40% since the 2020-21 school year, above the state’s 11-year average of 36%, according to the Public Affairs Research Council. Truancy is d… Already an INSIDER? Sign in.