The BESE meeting this morning has gone into executive session and they are expected to consider whether or not to accept the Governor’s statewide mask mandate for K-12 schools today. Alexandria Representative Lance Harriss says there are three branches of the Government, and the Governor doesn’t have unilateral authority to make this call for K-12 schools.
Governor John Bel Edwards however says the school mask mandate is not just about protecting kids…
63 House Republicans penned a letter to BESE asking them to reject the Governor’s mandate and allow school boards to make the decision locally.
A professional watch group by the name of Creep Catchers helped put an Acadia Parish man behind bars after he solicited what he thought was a thirteen-year-old girl for sex. Oak Grove Police Chief Lewis Russell says they’ve arrested 36-year old James Regan who’s being held without bond and facing numerous charges.
Regan drove approximately 230 miles to meet what he believed was a 13-year old girl.
President Biden stands behind his decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, saying despite the heartbreak of watching the Taliban take control it was time to put the forever war to rest. The President argued that Americans shouldn’t fight and die in a war that Afghan forces are not willing to fight themselves.” Congressman Mike Johnson says retreating sends the wrong message.