430 PM LRN News

Anti-mask protestors shut down a BESE meeting today where members were set to vote on whether schools should be allowed to reject the Governor’s mask mandate. The room was chaotic, and ultimately the meeting was called off after a motion by BESE member Holly Boffy…

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The vote was 8-2.

On his monthly talk show Governor Edwards slammed those who shut down the meeting, calling their behavior unsafe.

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The state reported 66-hundred new coronavirus cases today and state officials say 28-percent of all new COVID cases are children.

Republicans are slamming President Biden’s decision to withdraw from Afghanistan after 20 years. Senator John Kennedy says Biden’s hasty withdrawal was an attempt for Biden to win some political points…

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President Biden stood by his decision, saying the Taliban’s rapid advance across Afghanistan and the nearly non-existent resistance to that advance is evidence that the people of that country were not willing to fight to maintain the current government, and so American troops should not be expected to do so themselves.

A fake social media post claiming you won’t be able to obtain a hunting license if you can’t show proof of vaccination is making the rounds. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Spokesperson Ed Pratt says it’s not true, and don’t fall for the misinformation…

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