The Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education says it will not hold a special meeting to discuss mandatory masks in schools after adjourning last week’s meeting early due to outbursts from protesters, who also refused to wear a mask in a state-building. Republican House Speaker Clay Schexnayder urges BESE to reconsider…
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But BESE members say because of all of the disruptions during last week’s meeting, they had no choice but to adjourn early.

House Appropriations Chairman Jerome Zeringue says the State Bond Commission did not pause tens of millions in funding for projects in Orleans Parish over the city’s vaccine policy. Zeringue says the decision was made because out of 64 parishes Orleans was receiving a quarter of construction funding.
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Zeringue says six of the 22 projects slated for Orleans were ultimately approved, including a 39 million dollar Sewage and Water Board project.

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has received full approval from the U-S Food and Drug Administration. There are some who fear the mRNA vaccine was rushed and long-term effects are unknown. LSU Health Shreveport Infectious Disease Specialist Doctor John Vanchiere says the mRNA platform for developing vaccines has been under development for several decades…
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Commissioner of Administration Jay Dardenne says the governor’s office is working on plans to require state workers to either be vaccinated or submit to periodic COVID tests now that the Pfizer vaccine has received full FDA authorization…
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An Associated Press report says federal funding will likely be used to pay for regular testing of state employees.