The State Department of Education plans to use eight million dollars provided by the state legislature from CARES Act funding to purchase 23-hundred new Chromebooks for public school students. Superintendent Cade Brumley says they are working on a plan to purchase and distribute the devices to school systems in need by next Spring.
Louisiana will receive just under 80,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine over the next three days. They will go to nursing homes, tier two hospitals, and medical first responders. Assistant State Health Officer Dr. Joe Kanter says right now you won’t have a choice on which vaccine you’ll get, either Pfizer or Moderna, but the truth is they’re both just as effective and safe…
For the first time in 44 years, the Independence Bowl will not be played in Shreveport on Saturday. The I-Bowl could not find an opponent for Army who accepted a bid to play in the bowl game. I-Bowl spokesperson Erik Evenson says it’s crushing that this annual holiday tradition cannot happen this year
Fans who purchased tickets, can request a refund or roll over the purchase to next year’s game.
After sunset tonight you will definitely want to take a look at the western skies and view a phenomenon dubbed the Christmas Star. LSU Professor of Astronomy Dr. Tabetha Boyajian (boy-ah-gin) says it is not actually a star but planets Jupiter and Saturn aligning closer together, they will appear within a tenth of a degree from each other.
If you miss it tonight you’ll have to wait until 2080.