430 PM LRN News

State Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley disagrees with the statewide mask mandate applying to all school districts, instead supporting local school boards ability to make that decision themselves. Governor Edwards says the indoor mask mandate applies to all schools in the state, a claim Attorney General Jeff Landry disputes. Brumley says school leaders have been made aware of Edwards’ order…

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AARP is calling on mandatory vaccinations for all nursing home staff, residents, and visitors. AARP Louisiana Associate Director of Advocacy Andrew Muhl…

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New Orleans reportedly is moving to require vaccination proof to indoor most indoor spaces in the city.

LSU President William Tate says in a few weeks students will be required to get vaccinated to be on campus.

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The LSU Faculty Senate requested the vaccine mandate be instituted before classes begin this month but the LSU board says they can’t legally require that given the vaccines are still under emergency use authorization.

Homeschool Louisiana President Chris Chin says the U-S Census shows the percentage of homeschool households has jumped in the past two years from 6 percent to 14.5 percent now. Chin says parents are growing increasingly frustrated with public school systems’ pandemic era policies…

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