Christmas miracle needed: The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program provides presents for more than 4,000 Baton Rouge children every year, but a car that crashed into the gift distribution site at the Cortana Mall Mervyns could keep kids from getting their toys on Christmas Day, WAFB-TV reports. Because Mervyn’s usually donates their space, the Salvation Army has a limited budget for rent. Now they’re looking for an empty building with at least 20,000 square feet to use throughout November and December. Read the full story.
Under the microscope: The Louisiana Board of Regents today announced it’s auditing audit of all four-year universities aimed at measuring compliance with the state’s minimum admissions standards. In 2005, the board established minimum admissions standards to focus on enrolling students at institutions where they could be most likely to achieve academic success. The audit program will begin as soon as campus data is available for this fall semester and will include a review of admissions exceptions.
Geaux vote: The Louisiana League of Women Voters has launched a new voter’s guide to help residents prepare for the Nov. 6 elections. The best way to use the guide is to go to geauxvote.com to see who’s on the local ballot and then to check out the Baton Rouge voter’s guide and a state voter’s guide for congressional and other offices.
