The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education says it will not hold a special meeting to discuss masks in schools after adjourning early last week due to numerous disruptions from an anti-mask crowd. Brooke Thorington has thoughts from a legislative leader…
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BESE has given Superintendent of Education Cade Brumley a positive job evaluation. Brumley has been on the job for just over a year.

The Food and Drug Administration has given full approval to Pfizer’s COVID vaccine. LSU Health Shreveport Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. John Vanchiere oversaw clinical trials of the Pfizer vaccine and says he’s excited and relieved the important milestone has been achieved.
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House Appropriations Chairman Jerome Zeringue says the vaccine mandate that New Orleans has in place to enter many businesses is not the reason why the Bond Commission delayed construction funding for several projects in the city…
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Zeringue says the decision was made because Orleans Parish was set to receive a quarter of the construction funding and they want to make sure the entire state is getting its fair share.