LSU Student Body President Stone Cox has sent a letter to University Interim President Thomas Galligan suggesting that all students participate in mandatory monthly Covid-19 testing to move the school into phase 3. Cox says that moving into phase 3 would be a big step in the right direction.
The state has only had 495 reported cases of COVID in K-12 students and 1,063 cases in school staff since the school year began. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says that’s thanks in large part to educators and the Louisiana Department of Health’s early warning system currently in place in two-thirds of schools…
Twelve days are left in the special session where Republican lawmakers are attempting to pass legislation to reduce a governor’s authority when imposing restrictions during a public emergency. During a Thursday afternoon press conference, Governor John Bel Edwards reiterated he feels the special session aimed at attacking his authority is unwarranted…
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Republican House Members are waiting to see if the Senate approves a resolution to overturn the governor’s emergency order. It’s already passed the lower chamber.
A cold front is moving through the state and it will keep our high temperatures in the 60s and 70s today. State Climatologist Barry Keim says it will also help keep tropical storms away…
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The National Hurricane Center is watching a broad area of low pressure in the southwestern Caribbean Sea, but it has a low chance of development.