The state’s top school board selects Jefferson Parish Schools superintendent Cade Brumley as the state’s new education superintendent. Brumley has led Jefferson Parish Schools since 2018. Dr. Brumley says early childhood education is very important to him…
The Department of Health is investigating a COVID-19 outbreak that’s infected about 100 people at three Acadiana crawfish farms. Crawfish Promotion Board Chairman David Savoy says the migrant workers live in communal spaces where social distancing is not possible, and he does not believe the industry could have done anything differently to avoid the outbreaks.
Louisiana reports 27 new COVID fatalities and 278 new confirmed cases but drops below a thousand hospitalizations for the first time since March 28th, continuing the general declining curve of coronavirus spread. Current hospitalizations are at 931 and those on vents are down two at 110.
Louisiana scores 190-million dollars from the feds to significantly expand COVID-19 testing capacity. Matt Doyle has the story.