Louisiana public schools will receive $2.6 billion from the latest COVID relief bill, in addition to the $1.4 billion they’ve already received in federal assistance dollars. State Education Superintendent Cade Brumley says part of the money will go towards helping schools pay for the COVID protocols.
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Brumley says currently more than 70-percent of the schools are open to face-to-face instruction.

Authorities recover the remains of a Natchitoches Parish woman who went missing in 1993 at the bottom of the Cane River. Kara Vaughn left her home November 3rd 1993 and never returned. Captain Tony Moran says during last month’s winter storm they got a call from a fisherman…
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Dive teams began searching the river last Friday and yesterday discovered the submerged vehicle with Vaugnh’s remains inside.

The Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles is warning Louisianans against falling for “imposter” OMV sites they’ve seen pop up in large numbers recently. OMV spokesperson Matt Boudreaux says some privately-owned companies are paying to host websites that offer renewal services. The problem is they charge extra fees, and even worse…
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These websites pay google to be the top listing for any searches related to “renew my vehicle registration”. The website you want is express-lane-dot-org.

State Fair of Louisiana organizers in Shreveport has received approval to have a fair in the spring to make up for not having one last fall. Fair President Chris Giordano says instead of the usual 60 rides…
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Giordano says they also plan to hold a fair in the fall as they normally do.