A parishioner at the Life Tabernacle Church in Central has died from complications related to COVID-19. The pastor at that church in suburban Baton Rouge, Reverend Tony Spell, has refused to obey the governor’s order of no gatherings of ten people or more. An attorney for Spell is also hospitalized with COVID 19.

For the first time in its 50-year history Jazz Fest will not happen. Matt Doyle has the story.
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Historically, school systems used assessments to determine promotion to the next grade for students. Assistant state superintendent Ken Bradford says this year, the Department of Education is advising districts to use other tools…
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Bradford says for those students who are on the border of advancing, there needs to be a sit down discussion between the parents, teachers, and counselors to hammer out how they can be caught up in time for next school year.

LSU Health Shreveport will launch COVID-19 Antibody Testing, which will determine if a person is immune to the coronavirus. Immunology Professor Matthew Woolard says this work is important because many have had the virus in their system but didn’t know…
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