The Louisiana Health Department adopts revised CDC guidelines to shorten the quarantine period following a COVID exposure. Regional public health director for Acadiana, Doctor Tina Stefanski says the recommendation of a 14-day quarantine is not always practical.
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Under the new policy, a person who comes in a contact with a person who tests positive for COVID should quarantine for ten and as few as seven days with a negative test, as opposed to 14 days.
LSU turns over 60 plus case files of alleged incidents of sexual misconduct committed by students to a law firm investigating the school’s alleged mishandling of those allegations. Interim President Tom Galligan says all of the documents forwarded to Husch Blackwell are from a period between 2016 and 2018.
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The Louisiana Department of Corrections unveils a new program that allows inmates nearing their release date to apply for jobs. Matt Doyle has the story.
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