39-year-old Jessica Cooper of Lake Charles is among the three thousand people hospitalized in Louisiana with COVID. The single mom has an eleven-year-old daughter named Justus, who she has not seen in two weeks. Since her child is not eligible to be vaccinated, Cooper made the hard choice for Justus to learn virtually this year…
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Governor John Bel Edwards visited the U-L Lafayette campus yesterday to get an update on the state’s Shot for 100-dollar COVID-19 vaccine initiative. The first 75-thousand college students who get vaccinated on a college campus receive a 100-dollar VISA card. Edwards says it’s very important to get this age group vaccinated…
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A long-term study of the impacts of just one year of early childhood education shows getting four-year-olds in pre-K programs can have a huge impact on their academic success. Matt Doyle has more.
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An all-star team out of Lafayette competes in the Little League World Series today. Coach Steven Menard’s squad has won its last four games by a combined score of 29-3…
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The Louisiana Little Leaguers will play South Dakota at 4 PM.