Governor Edwards announces nursing homes will be receiving fast-results tests that should allow more visitation in the next few weeks. Brooke Thorington has more…
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Interim LSU President Thomas Galligan says LSU has been investigating the claims made against former Tigers running back Derrius Guice and will continue to do so. Allegations published in a recent investigative report by USA Today accuse Guice of raping two former students during his freshman year in 2016, and claimed school officials did not follow proper procedures after reporting the incident.
A new report estimates about a quarter of Louisiana students do not have access to the internet to participate in virtual classes. Franklinton Senator Beth Mizell says the findings are deeply concerning, adding that in her district, it’s about 46% who are without internet. Mizell adds the lack of rural broadband has a much wider impact that stretches beyond virtual education.
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Louisiana’s guidelines for the fall election are appearing more likely to have to be settled in court after a House committee passes a plan Governor Edwards vows to reject. Barry Ivey was the lone Republican to vote against the plan Wednesday in committee. Ivey says instead of sending the issue to court the Legislature needs to cease advancing the Secretary of State’s plan and negotiate a deal with the Governor, or the end result is inevitable.