The State Department of Education launches a program for K-12 schools aimed at making up ground lost during the pandemic. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Baton Rouge saw more rain by mid-August than it typically sees in a whole year. And with four months left to go, 2021 is shaping up to be one for the record books. The National Weather Service calculates averages for the capital region by looking at the past 30 years of rainfall recorded by a gauge at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport. By that measure, Baton Rouge sees just about 62 inches of rain in a normal year.

Yesterday marked five years since the start of the tragic and unprecedented flooding that covered most of Livingston parish and parts of surrounding parishes.
Livingston Parish President Layton Ricks says About 20 inches of rain fell across the area swelling the Amite and Comite Rivers to record levels. The Washington Post reports the “no-name” system dropped as much rain on Louisiana as Hurricane Katrina.
Ricks says at the flood’s peak over 80 percent of the parish was underwater with some areas completely submerged.
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New Orleans becomes the first city in the state to require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test to enter places like restaurants, bars, and other indoor venues that have a higher rate of transmission. Mayor LaToya Cantrell made the announcement Thursday goes into effect Monday the 16th, but she urges venues not to wait.
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