John Bel Edwards was one of four governors to discuss Louisiana’s vaccination distribution plan during an event at the White House yesterday afternoon. Edwards says the state will receive 79-thousand doses during the first two weeks of distribution, with health care workers first in line to get the shots. The governor is confident in the state’s plan to get the vaccines distributed and injected into residents in a timely manner…
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The Louisiana High School Athletic Association is moving the state football championships from New Orleans to Natchitoches. LHSAA Executive Director Eddie Bonine says there was no guarantee that fans would be allowed to attend if the games were held in the Superdome, so instead, the Prep Classic will be held at Turpin Stadium…
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The Prep Classic will run from December 27th to the 30th.

New U-S Census Bureau data shows the marriage rate in Louisiana has declined from 17.6 in 2009 to 14.1 in 2019. LSU Health New Orleans Professor of Clinical Psychiatry Doctor Richard Costa says the marriage rate has been declining steadily for four decades and increased economic freedom for women is a big reason why…
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The Census data also shows the divorce rate has also fallen over the last decade.

Virtual instruction has become the new normal as a result of the pandemic and the state department of education announces 26-hundred of its educators and principals have participated in educational workshops to help them engage students through online learning. Assistant superintendent of training and learning, Doctor Jessica Chaisson, says they are impressed with the participation…
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